Screening kit and process for determining action of substances inhibiting the P-type ATPase activity of Helicobacter pylori

ABSTRACT

A screening-model is disclosed for determining the inhibiting effect of substances on the P-type ATP-ase activity of Helicobacter. The screening model in question comprises: (a) a recombinant organism consisting of host cells transformed with at least one P-type ATP-ase gene which can be controlled via a promoter; (b) an inductor for gene activation of the P-type ATP-ase; (c) cations which inhibit the metabolic activity of the recombinant organism only in the presence of Helicobacter P-type ATP-ase; and (d) a measurement device for determining the metabolic activity of the recombinant organism.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to a screening model for the determination of the action of substances inhibiting the P-ATPase activity of Helicobacter.

PRIOR ART

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a human-pathogenic, gastric bacterium whose eradication from the stomach is today considered an obligatory requirement for the lasting cure of H. pylori-associated diseases. The microorganism is found in the stomach, preferably in and under the mucous membrane, occasionally also between the epithelial cells. Owing to the uniqueness of the medium in which the microorganism is found, H. pylori must have developed metabolic/physiological strategies which make possible its survival in the gastrointestinal region of man.

It is known today that the occurrence of the microorganism often is causally associated with the development of gastritis, ulcer and certain forms of stomach cancer. The forms of therapy customary today are based on the administration of substances which inhibit the activity of the gastric proton pump, H⁺ /K⁺ -ATPase, together with substances having antibiotic activity, which on the one hand are not always understood as regards mechanism of action and on the other hand comprise the risk of the formation of resistance. On account of the wide distribution of the microorganism and of the unsatisfactory therapeutic strategies to date, the need for new therapeutic strategies is therefore great.

Primary screening for helicobactericidal substances is based today, on the one hand, largely on in vitro methods such as the agar dilution test, using which the minimum inhibitory concentration with respect to H. pylori growth can be determined. In addition, Helicobacter-infected animals are often employed as an in vivo model for the screening of helicobactericidal substances. In both cases this necessitates the relatively complicated handling of the microorganism, which on the one hand is distinguished by relatively slow growth, which is why relatively long breeding or culturing times are needed, and on the other hand by demanding media conditions (microaerophilia, serum addition is necessary). Moreover, H. pylori is a human pathogen (classified as S2 according to the German State Contagious Diseases Act) and handling is therefore associated with appropriate safety measures and restrictions. In the development of helicobactericidal medicaments, the need for simple in vitro primary screening models, with the aid of which the use of experimental animals in the primary screening phase can also be reduced, is great. Such screening models can be the basis for the development of suitable, safe and efficient forms of therapy for the eradication of this human-pathogenic bacterium. In order to guarantee a safe and, if possible, Helicobacter-specific action, it should be possible to describe the targets of future eradication strategies, if possible, in their molecular structure and biochemical-physiological significance for the microorganism. On the basis of recombinant screening models, in which the action of drugs on cloned Helicobacter functions can be investigated, the development and improvement of drugs taking into account drug-target interactions into the molecular region is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

One object of the invention is to be seen in making available a screening model which, without specific safety restrictions and without the use of experimental animals, allows the primary screening of substances having Helicobacter-inhibiting action.

It has now been found that the measurement of the metabolic activity of a recombinant organism which is transformed using at least one Helicobacter-specific P-ATPase gene controllable via a promoter in the presence of cations which inhibit the metabolic activity of the recombinant organism only together with Helicobacter P-ATPase can be used for the effective and highly selective determination of the Helicobacter-inhibiting action of substances to be investigated.

One subject of the invention is therefore a screening model for the determination of the action of substances inhibiting the P-ATPase activity of Helicobacter, comprising

a) a recombinant organism consisting of host cells transformed using at least one P-ATPase gene controllable via a promoter,

b) an inducer for the genetic activation of the P-ATPase,

c) cations which impair the metabolic activity of the recombinant organism only in the presence of Helicobacter P-ATPase, and

d) a measuring device for the determination of the metabolic activity of the recombinant organism.

Further subjects follow from the subclaims.

From the H. pylori genome, DNA fragments were isolated which code for plasma membrane-associated ATPases of the P type, in the following called P-ATPases or Helicobacter P-ATPases. The ATPases 439 and 948 in particular were more closely investigated. The Helicobacter P-ATPase genes were purified, cloned, sequenced and functionally expressed in transformed E. coli. The function or activity of the heterologous gene products interferes with the metabolic activity of the recombinant microorganism, such as, for example, with the proton concentration in the immediate environment of the cells, and can therefore be detected by measurement. The recombinant organisms which express the specific P-ATPase gene can be used to detect (screening) biological and/or chemical compounds which affect, preferably inhibit, the activity of the HP-P-ATPase and to optimize the action on Helicobacter.

The host vector system allows screening for substances which interact with the cloned ATPase, without primarily having to work with H. pylori, which is relatively complicated to culture, and is an organism classified according to safety stage S2.

In addition, on this basis, by means of the expression of specifically mutated ATPase sequences the molecular interaction between protein (target) and inhibitor can be specifically analyzed (elucidation of the mechanism of action of binding). The system thus also offers the basis for a specific design of inhibitors (drug development).

The isolation of the ATPase genes from the H. pylori genome and their insertion into bacterial expression vectors and cloning are carried out by methods known per se.

The host cells used were preferably derivatives of E. coli K12, E. coli MM294 being preferred.

Possible bacterial expression vectors are the customary, commercially available plasmids for bacterial expression. In this connection, the hybrid tac promoter from the lac/trp system is preferred, but further promoters such as, for example, trc, lac or trp can also be employed. pT12-1, in particular, which is described in detail in chapter 3.1.2, is also suitable as an expression plasmid.

The model according to the invention for screening for substances which inhibit the P-ATPase activity of Helicobacter consists of a recombinant organism, transformed using at least one Helicobacter P-ATPase gene which is expressed by a promoter. The synthesis of the P-ATPase leads in the host cell to a sensitivity to media which besides C or N sources contain a number of ions, among them NH₄ ⁺ ions. This P-ATPase mediated sensitivity of the host cell manifests itself phenotypically by an immediate and significant decrease or change in the cellular metabolic activity, which can be detected by measurement. This effect on the cellular activity of the recombinant organism, which is only found with expression of the Helicobacter P-ATPase(s) can be prevented, for example, by ortho-vanadate, an inhibitor of P-ATPases. The model is therefore suitable for the screening and for the improvement of specific inhibitors of Helicobacter P-ATPase(s), which specifically interact with the Helicobacter P-ATPase activity.

The function of the model is shown below by example of a recombinant organism which consists of an E. coli K12 host cell and a recombinant expression plasmid. A P-ATPase which was isolated from H. pylori (HP) was inserted into the plasmid. In computer-assisted homology analysis, the derived amino acid sequence of the P-ATPase gene shows significant similarity to bacterial and eukaryotic P-ATPases which are already known, in particular to those whose function is the transport of divalent cations. The gene or gene product is a possible target for a differential drug therapy of H. pylori-associated diseases. The gene or its recombinant expression in other organisms makes possible the screening and the detection of substances which affect, preferably inhibit, the specific gene and/or the correlating gene function in their activity.

The present invention makes possible specific and selective primary screening on the basis of a specific Helicobacter function (P-ATPase activity) with the aid of recombinant organisms which are classified as non-human-pathogenic and from their handling are clearly more undemanding. Since P-ATPases are of essential importance for the medium- or microorganism-specific ion balance of bacterial organisms such as H. pylori, these are highly selective targets for differential Helicobacter therapy, by means of which the microorganism in its natural habitat can be decisively inhibited in its vital integrity by means of appropriate compounds and destroyed.

All parameters known as a measure of the metabolic activity of bacterial cells are suitable for the measurement of the metabolic activity of the recombinant organism. In connection with the present invention, the determination of the pH in the immediate environment of active cells is in particular suitable. Commercially available cytosensor microphysiometers (Molecular Devices, Grafelfing) are particularly suitable for the measurement. As a measure of the metabolic activity, the acidification rate, i.e. the rate at which the medium is acidified by the cellular metabolic activity, is used.

EXPERIMENTAL

The working steps and methods described relate in particular to the isolation, analysis, cloning and expression of DNA. These methods are well understood and have been described in their nature and technique. The experimental work was carried out according to these known methods of genetic or molecular biology (Molecular Cloning, Maniatis et al., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989). The computer-assisted analysis of DNA sequences obtained for the detection of ORFs (Open Reading Frames), homology investigations etc. can be carried out using genetic computer programs and databases (e.g. DNASIS/PROSIS, PC-Gene, UW-GCG) available in a wide variety.

1. Isolation of DNA fragments from the H. pylori genome, which contain the P-type ATPase genes and adjacent DNA regions having further Helicobacter genes

1.1 Description of the gene probe

At the beginning of the studies, no P-ATPases had been isolated from the HP genome and corresponding DNA sequence information was therefore not available. A homology comparison of P-ATPase sequences from other pro- and other eukaryotic organisms show that this class of enzyme, in addition to a considerable structural homology, also has regions in which the amino acid (AA) primary sequences are present in highly conserved form. A particularly conserved region whose existence gives its name to this class of membrane ATPases is the phosphorylation site (P site) of the P-ATPases. A DNA oligonucleotide (I282) which represents a selected subpopulation of 16 DNA sequence variations from more than 2000 possible variations was derived from the AA primary sequence of the P site. The 20 bp oligonucleotide I282 is a mixture of 16 different DNA sequences which code for the DKTGT(I/L)T (SEQ ID NO: 12) consensus sequence of P-ATPases. The amino acid sequence is indicated below by means of the DNA sequence of the DNA oligonucleotide in the single letter and three-letter code:

          D   K   T   G   T (SEQ ID NO:13)                                                                   -      Asp Lys Thr Gly Thr Ile  (Thr)                   -                          Leu                                                 - 5' - GAT AAA ACC GGC ACC ATC AC - 3'                                         -                A       G T G                                         

The DNA oligonucleotide I-282 labeled with digoxigenin was first employed in Southern blot analyses using genomic DNA from HP and E. coli which had previously been digested by the restriction endonucleases EcoR1, Hind3 or Ava2. The DNA oligonucleotide hybridized efficiently with the HP-DNA and therefore showed itself to be suitable for subsequent gene screening. I-282 also hybridized with the E. coli DNA, which was of particular importance for the screening strategy.

Further DNA oligonucleotides which code for the DKTGT(I/L)T consensus sequence of P-ATPases (P region/P site) were derived from the AA primary sequence of the P consensus region. These derived 20 bp-long DNA probes represent various subpopulations and thus DNA sequence variations of the P region. They correspond in their length to the DNA oligonucleotide I-282. I-405 to I-409 correspond to the total DNA sequence pool which comprises all possible sequences of this region. These oligonucleotides can be employed correspondingly to the procedure in the case of I-282 for the detection and isolation of potential P-type genes by use of the customary labeling and hybridization methods.

The DNA sequences of the DNA oligonucleotide mixtures (DNA probes I-405, I-406, I-407, I-408 and I-409) in the 5'→3' position are indicated below:

GA(TC) AA(AG) AC(AGCT) GG(AGCT) AC(AGTC) AT(TC) AC is I-405 (SEQ ID NO: 14),

GA(TC) AA(AG) AC(AGCT) GG(AGTC) AC(AGTC) AT(CA) AC is I-406 (SEQ ID NO: 15),

GA(TC) AA(AG) AC(AGCT) GG(AGTC) AC(AGTC) TT(AG) AC is I-407 (SEQ ID NO: 16),

GA(TC) AA(AG) AC(AGCT) GG(AGTC) AC(AGTC) CT(TC) AC is I-408 (SEQ ID NO: 17),

and

GA(TC)AA(AG)AC(AGCT)GG(AGTC)AC(AGTC)CT(AG)AC is (SEQ ID NO: 18) DNA oligonucleotide I-409.

Positions in brackets with several bases represent variable positions. The molecules were labeled for the hybridization experiments using the digoxigenin 3'-end labeling kit (Boehringer Mannheim) according to the procedure of the manufacturer. It is seen from the direct sequence comparison of these DNA oligonucleotides (I-405 to I-409) with the base sequence and complexity of the DNA Probe I-282 that the probes I-405 to I-409 are each distinctly more degenerate (i.e. more variable in their sequence). The higher complexity of these probes should make it possible, if these are all used, to isolate the total P-type ATPase family. Owing to the increased degeneration of the probes in comparison with I-282, the risk of the isolation of "false-positive" plasmids from the H. pylori gene bank, which, however, can be separated clearly from the P-type ATPase genes at the level of DNA sequencing, is admittedly increased.

If a certain P-type ATPase is isolated from the H. pylori genome only for the first time using a DNA oligonucleotide, on the basis of the clear sequence information obtained a reisolation of further copies can be specifically carried out, the known standard methods of molecular biology in turn being used. This course of action is particularly advantageous if only a partial DNA sequence of a P-type ATPase is present on an isolated plasmid.

1.2 Description of the HP Gene bank

The HP gene bank was constructed and made available by Dr Rainer Haas (Tubingen).

The HP gene bank was set up starting from HP Isolate 69A. To do this, chromosomal DNA was isolated from HP69A and partially digested by Sau3A. DNA fragments of >3 kb were enriched by gel electrophoresis.

The cloning vector employed was pRH160 (FIG. 1), which has a tetracycline resistance marker (Tet®). The 2.44 kb plasmid additionally has a unique Bg12 cleavage site in the polylinker region. This Bg12 site was used for the cloning of the HP-DNA fragments. The recombinant plasmids were transformed and cloned in E. coli HB101. 2×10⁴ independent transformants were obtained. After amplification, 200 μl aliquots each containing 3.7×10⁶ cfu (colony-forming units) were dispensed and stored. The HP-DNA insertions inserted into the plasmid can be excised again from the vector by means of a double digestion with EcoR1 and Xho1.

1.3 Plasmid pRH439

1.3.1. Isolation of pRH439

Since the DNA probe I-282 also reacts with E. coli DNA (1.1), screening was carried out directly on the plasmid DNA. To do this, an aliquot from the gene bank was diluted and distributed as an inoculum in 20 culture tubes such that approximately 70 independent clones from the gene bank were represented in each tube.

Altogether, 1400 clones (of the 20,000 present) of digoxigenin-labeled oligonucleotide I-282 were searched for P-ATPases by this procedure. With an average size of the HP-DNA insertions of about 3000 bp, the 1400 plasmids represented approximately 2-3 H. pylori genome equivalents.

A plasmid preparation was in each case prepared from the 20 "mixed plasmid cultures". An aliquot of the bacterial cultures was frozen out as a glycerol preserve. After restriction with EcoR1/Xho1, the plasmid preparations were subjected to a Southern blot analysis using I-282 as a probe. The plasmid mixture No. 4 yielded a clear signal here. An aliquot of the corresponding glycerol preserve was therefore plated on LB agar plates. Plasmid preparations of randomly selected colonies were again prepared, which as in the primary screen were investigated by Southern blot analysis. In this connection, the plasmid preparation No. 39 proved to be positive. This course of action led to the isolation of plasmid pRH439.

1.3.2. Sequence analysis of the isolated plasmid pRH439

The plasmid carries an HP-DNA insertion of length about 3.4 kb, which can be excised with EcoR1-Xho1. DNA sequencing led to the result that the HP-specific DNA fragment contains an ORF (open reading frame) of 2058 bp. This codes for a protein of 686 amino acids. The DNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) contained and the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 4=AtPase 439) resulting therefrom are shown in FIGS. 2a-e.

The polypeptide chain contains in position D-388 (Asp-388) to T-394 (Thr-394) the conservative box used for the isolation of the gene, which contains the P-site characteristic of P-ATPases. The hydrophobicity analysis shows whole series of possible transmembrane helices, which are necessary for the specific membrane topology of the enzyme and are characteristic of P-ATPases and other membrane enzymes.

A particular feature of the isolated HP-ATPase, differing from the previously isolated P-ATPases, is the high concentration of cysteine and histidine residues. Cys and His residues occur on a huge scale in the range of AA positions 420 to 550. In addition, the enzyme is distinguished by an N-terminal HIHNLDCPDC (SEQ ID NO: 19) ion-binding site and has an internal CPC motif.

In the Helicobacter-specific DNA insertion of the plasmid pRH439, before the ATPase gene (ATPase 439) was found an additional ORF which is terminated by the cloning site and is therefore incomplete. The Helicobacter-specific DNA insertion of pRH439, however, overlaps at the 5' end with the insertion of plasmid pRH514, so that with the aid of the plasmid pRH514 the ATPase associated ORF can be completed.

1.4. Plasmid pRH514

1.4.1. Isolation of pRH514

This plasmid was isolated from the H. pylori 69A gene bank as described for pRH439. However, the probe employed was the DNA oligonucleotide I-407.

Sequencing of the H. pylori-specific DNA insertion of pRH514 showed that this comprises 3097 bp. The DNA (SEQ ID NO: 2) sequence and the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 5=ATPase Associated Protein 514) of the complete ORF are shown in FIG. 3.

1.4.2 Sequence analysis of the isolated plasmid pRH514

The DNA sequence was determined by means of DNA sequencing. It emerged that the pRH514 insertion DNA extends the DNA sequence of the plasmid pRH439 to 5'. In this case, the reading frame in pRH439, interrupted by the cloning site, which precedes the P-type ATPase, is completed. Since this gene inserted before the ATPase codes for a protein product and is localized obviously adjacent to the described P-type ATPase on the chromosome of H. pylori 69A, the derived gene product was called an ATPase associated protein (AA protein, abbreviated: AAP).

The AAP-coding ORF of pRH514 predicts an amino acid chain consisting of 506 residues. 24 bp downstream follows the ORF for the ATPase 439, which is incomplete, however, in the 3' region on pRH514.

The AA protein is characterized by a significant homology to response regulators of bacterial two-component systems. These systems of signal transduction are generally made up of a membrane-continuous sensor kinase and a cytosolic response regulator protein. The AAP of H. pylori shows an identity of about 15-20% with E. coli NtrC and K.pneumoniae NifA, two known response regulator proteins, over the entire amino acid sequence.

H. pylori-AAP can be subdivided into three domains corresponding to the known response regulators: a regulative N-terminal domain having an aspartate residue in position 56, a central domain having a so-called Walker A ATP-binding motif (Gly-Ser-Pro-Gly-Cys-Gly-Lys-Ser (SEQ ID NO: 20)) and the C-terminal domain with helix-turn-helix motifs, which point to the possibility of interaction with DNA. It is conspicuous that the central domain of AAP contains four symmetrically arranged Cys residues (positions 358, 360, 370, 372).

1.5. pRH948

1.5.1. Isolation of pRH948

This DNA clone was isolated from the H. pylori gene bank by means of DNA probe I-408. The isolation strategy is described under 1.3.1.

1.5.2. Sequence analysis of the isolated plasmid pRH948

The plasmid contains an H. pylori-specific DNA insertion of about 4.5 kbp. The DNA sequence was determined by means of DNA sequencing. The DNA sequence contains 4 complete ORFs (ORFs 2-5) and 2 incomplete, terminal ORFs (ORF1 and 6). In FIG. 4, the complete DNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 3) and the derived amino acid sequences of the corresponding ORFs are shown. ORF 4 codes for a further P-type ATPase of H. pylori, called ATPase 948 here.

1.5.3. Detailed description of ATPase 948 (ORF4)

Beginning from DNA base position 1872, the DNA contains an ORF (open reading frame) which codes for a protein consisting of 741 amino acids. The protein has the conserved phosphorylation site required for P-type ATPases. Sequence motifs which are characteristic of P-type ATPases, in particular from the family of the metal ion-transporting P-type ATPases, are contained in the pRH948 DNA aforementioned amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 9=ORF 4, ATPase 948).

The protein comprises:

a conserved phosphorylation site

an ATP binding region

an N-terminal Cys-x-x-Cys sequence (SEQ ID NO: 21)

a Cys-Pro-Cys sequence, associated with a region of hydrophobic amino acids.

The DNA sequence and the amino acid sequence of the P-type ATPase coded by pH948 derived therefrom are shown in FIGS. 4a-i.

These sequence motifs were also found in the pRH439-encoded, Helicobacter-specific P-type ATPase described above.

ATPase 948 shows sequence similarities, in particular with ATPase 439 from H. pylori, the CopA/B-AtPases from Enterococcus hirae and the Cd pump from Staphylococcus aureus (about 30% sequence identity).

The 607 C-terminal amino acids are distinguished by a 93.7% sequence identity with the hpCopA-ATPase of H. pylori published by Tylor et al. However, the hpCopA gene product contains no N-terminal Cys-x-x-Cys motif and the putatively membrane-associated amino acid triplet Cys-Pro-Cys is likewise not present in hpCopA. Instead of this, the sequence Cys-Pro-Ser is found in hpCopA. The pRH948-encoded ATPase, however, has an N-terminal region with the characteristic amino acid sequence Cys-x-x-Cys.

The gene for ATPase 948 can be expressed in heterologous form like that of ATPase 439. To do this, methods and strategies described in detail in Chapters 2 and 3 are suitable. ATPase 948 is also suitable in particular as a base for the active compound screening model described in further detail by example of ATPase 439.

1.5.4. Description of the further ORFs localized on pRH948

The amino acid sequences of the various ORFs can be seen from FIG. 4.

ORF 1 codes for the C-terminal part of a protein and is therefore a C-terminal partial sequence (SEQ ID NO: 6=ORF 1). This comprises 309 amino acids beginning with an aspartate residue and ending with a serine. The sequence starts immediately at the start of the insertion DNA. In homology investigations, the derived protein product shows significant homology with so-called AAA-type ATpases, which also include the well-differentiated FtsH protein of E. coli.

ORF 2 (SEQ ID NO: 7) starts in base position 1162 of the DNA sequence of pRH948. The ATG start codon for methionine lies here. This ORF consisting of a total of 237 triplets ends in position 1872 with the last base of the terminal alanine triplet. The derived protein product is distinguished by significant homology to bacterial phosphatidylserine synthetases (PSS).

ORF 3 (SEQ ID NO: 8) is localized within ORF 2 in a frame-shifted manner. It begins with the base A in position 1710 as part of the ATG start codon and codes for a peptide of 48 amino acids.

ORF 4 codes for the P-type ATPase 948 already described above. This ORF begins in position 1872 of the DNA sequence. The last base of the ORFs coding for the PSS-homologous protein thus simultaneously represents the starting point of the coding sequence for the P-type ATPase. ORF 4 ends in position 4094. The terminating TGA stop codon follows immediately.

ORF 5 (SEQ ID NO: 10) follows immediately on the TGA stop codon of the P-type ATPase beginning with an ATG start codon (base positions 4098-4100). The ORF predicts a protein of 66 amino acids. The protein is characterized by a CxxC motif found in the N-terminal region, CNHC. It is homologous in comparison with the CopZ protein which in Enterococcus hirae is a constituent of the Cop operon.

ORF 6 (SEQ ID NO: 11) is incompletely present like ORF 1. It begins in position 4401 and terminates after 27 triplets terminated by the end of the Helicobacter-specific DNA sequence in pRH948.

2. Heterologous expression of Helicobacter genes

The isolated and characterized H. pylori genes can be expressed completely or in part in heterologous systems (bacteria, yeasts, eukaryotes). For bacterial systems, inter alia, the conventional expression plasmids with bacterial promoters such as, for example, lac, tac and trp are suitable. Suitable host cells are in particular E. coli k12 host cells and their derivatives. The heterologous expression of H. pylori genes is suitable for the identification and development of helicobactericidal active compounds and for the induction of antibodies and antisera.

The functional expression of essential H. pylori genes in E. coli is suitable for the construction of screening models with whose aid specific H. pylori enzyme activities can be selectively measured. Such models can be employed for the identification and development of substances which inhibit the cloned and heterologously expressed H. pylori proteins in their function and thus potentially have significance as helicobactericidal drugs in the therapy of Helicobacter-associated diseases.

The experimental procedure for the heterologous expression of H. pylori genes in E. coli for the construction of a screening model is shown in the following by example of the P-type ATPase 439, coded by pRH439.

This procedure leads to the functional and measurable expression of Helicobacter genes in a suitable host cell. The measurability of the Helicobacter-specific activity is based on a change in the total metabolic efficiency of the host cell.

It has now been found that the expression of an H. pylori P-type ATPase in E. coli significantly changes the metabolic activity. The system described in the following shows that the metabolic efficiency of the host cell, which can be detected by measurement, modified by the expression of the H. pylori gene product can be used for the identification of inhibitors of the specific Helicobacter activity. Active compounds which affect the isolated Helicobacter activity are detected in that these prevent or abolish the change produced in the metabolic efficiency of the host cell.

The region coding for the Helicobacter ATPase was amplified from plasmid pRH439 by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and inserted and cloned in various bacterial expression vectors with E. coli tac, Trc or Trp promoters. These include, inter alia, the plasmids pTI2-1, pTrcHisA and PTrp233. In these vectors, the H. pylori P-type ATPase gene is under the control of the promoters indicated. The constructed plasmids were transformed in E. coli K12 strains. For expression, the recombinant E. coli strains were cultured and, before achieving maximum cell density, treated with the inducer (IPTG, isopropyl-thiogalactoside, for tac and Trc promoters or β-IAA, indoleacetic acid, for Trp promoters). The protein profile of the E. coli strains was analyzed by gel electrophoresis before and after induction. After gene induction, a new protein band occurs in the recombinant E. coli strains which runs in the gel at about 70 kDa. The procedure described below for the construction of functional expression vectors which allow the synthesis of recombinant Helicobacter proteins in E. coli is a basis or foundation for the construction of a screening model. The structure and function of the screening model are described in detail in the next chapter.

3. Description of the screening model

The model consists of a recombinant E. coli strain which on an expression plasmid carries the gene sequence of an H. pylori P-type ATPase which is controllable in its activity. The medium in which the measurement is carried out must be composed in such a way that the activity of HP-ATPases can be induced and measured therein. The activity of ATPases incorporated in the host cell has an effect on the general metabolic activity of the host cell and is therefore accessible to measurement. The change in the metabolic activity of the recombinant host cell induced by the P-type ATPase activity can be prevented by inhibition of the P-type ATPase activity. The latter is the basis for the use of the model for the screening and optimization of substances.

The function of the model is described in the following by example of the E. coli strain PY25.

3.1. Detailed description of the model components

3.1.1. Host cell

The host cell is E. coli MM294. This strain is an E. coli K12 derivative and is therefore classified as non-human-pathogenic.

3.1.2. ATPase expression plasmid

The expression vector is plasmid PY25. This is composed of the plasmid pTI2-1 and the HP-P-type ATPase gene 439.

pTI2-1 was constructed starting from the plasmids pKK223-3 and pGex2T, which were both obtained from Pharmacia. First the Pst1 cleavage site in the polylinker of pKK was deleted. To do this, pKK was cleaved using Pst1 and the ends were treated with T4-DNA polymerase. The vector was then digested with Smal, religated and, after transformation, cloned in E. coli HB101. The cloning product is pKKδBamH1. The Amp® in pKKδBamH1 was replaced by the Amp® gene from pBR322, since the latter has an internal Pst1 cleavage site. To do this, pKKδBamH1 and also pBR322 were double-digested using Pvu1 and Nde1. The smaller band (about 1.45 kb) was isolated from the pBR322 digestion and the large band (about 3 kb) from pKKδBam. The two DNA fragments were ligated and cloned in E. coli HB101. The cloning product is pKK(Pst)δBam.

pKK(Pst)δBam1 was digested with Pst1 and Ssp1. The two small DNA bands of about 620 and 560 bp were isolated from an agarose gel. pGex2T was also digested with the enzyme combination Ssp1×Pst1. After electrophoretic separation in the agarose gel, the large 3.2 kb DNA fragment was isolated. The three isolated DNA fragments from pKK(Pst)δBam and pGex2T were ligated and cloned in E. coli HB101. The cloning product is pTI2. This vector contains a tac promoter, an Amp® gene and the lac repressor GenlacI^(q). Plasmids of comparable structure can be obtained, for example, from Pharmacia (pTrc99A).

pTI2 was linearized using the enzyme combination EcoR1/Hind3 and ligated with the double-stranded DNA oligonucleotide MCS1 (Multi Cloning Site 1), which has the corresponding compatible EcoR1 or Hind3. After ligation and transformation, plasmid pTI2-1 was obtained. MCS1 is cloned here behind P_(Tac) (tac promoter) in the EcoR1 site of pKK. After cloning in pTI2-1, MCS1 has the sequence 5'-GAATTCGTAG GAAGCTCATAT GGTCGACTC TAGACCCGGG CTGCAGAAGCTT-3' (SEQ ID NO: 22), which offers for cloning the restriction sites EcoR1, Nde1, Sal1, Xba1, Sma1, Pst1 and Hind3. In FIG. 5, a plasmid map of the constructed expression vector pTI2-1 is shown.

For the insertion of the HP-ATPase gene 439 in pTI2-1, DNA primers I-404 and I-402 with the sequences 5'-ACCGA CTTGA ATTCA TGCAA GAATA CCACA TT-3' 1-404=SEQ ID NO: 23) and 5'-CTGCA ACTCA AGCTT AAGCT CTCAT TGCGC GCAT-3' (I-402=SEQ ID NO: 24) were synthesized. I-404 corresponds to the first 6 amino acid triplets of the ATPase gene and upstream contains an Ecor1 coli site ("sense" DNA oligonucleotide) I-402 corresponds to the last 6 amino acid triplets and downstream contains a TAA stop codon and a Hind3 site ("antisense" DNA oligonucleotide). The region from pRH439 (1.3) coding for the HP-ATPase was amplified using these DNA oligonucleotides by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The PCR product was cleaved with EcoR1 and Hind3 in order to release the cloning ends, and purified on an agarose gel. pTI2-1 was digested using the same enzyme combination (EcoR1 and Hind3). Plasmid and PCR products were ligated and cloned after transformation in E. coli MM294. The cloning product is plasmid PY25. The DNA sequence of the inserted ATPase gene was verified by means of DNA sequencing. The recombinant E. coli strain is called E. coli PY25. In E. coli PY25, the HP-ATPase gene is under the control of the tac promoter. The structure of the vector PY25 is indicated in FIG. 5.

3.1.3. Measuring device for determination of the metabolic activity of E. coli PY25

With the aid of a cytosensor microphysiometer (Molecular Devices, Grafelfing), it is possible to measure and distinguish the metabolic activity of cells by means of their acidification rate. The acidification rate is defined as the rate at which the medium is acidified by the cellular metabolic activity. The biological working principle of the cytosensor is based on the fact that the H⁺ concentration in the immediate environment of living cells depends on the metabolic activity. The cytosensor is based on a light-controlled sensor (silicon chip) which acts as a highly sensitive and rapid pH detector. The sensor is in direct contact with the measuring chamber in which the cells are incubated under a manipulable flow of medium. A voltage is applied via the sensor, the current flow being dependent on the proton coating of the oxynitride layer of the silicon chip (McConnel et al., Science 257,1906-1912, 1992). The sensor detects the smallest metabolic changes of cells which are located in the measurement or sensor chamber. The addition of media, nutrients and test substances is controlled via a computer-controlled system. Eight samples can be measured in parallel.

3.2. Measurement of the metabolic activity

3.2.1. Cytosensor experimental medium

The experiments in the cytosensor were carried out in BSSGG medium. In this connection, BSS stands for "balanced salt solution", a weakly phosphate-buffered ion solution, and GG for the addition of glucose and glutamine as a nutrient and energy source.

BSSGG composition (pH 7.4)

138 mM NaCl

5 mM KCl

0.81 mM Na₂ HPO₄

0.11 mM NaH₂ PO₄

1.3 mM CaCl₂

0.5 mM MgCl₂

10 mM glucose

1 mM glutamine

(NH₄)₂ SO₄ is additionally added to the medium as a source of ammonium ions and sulfur (final concentration 10 mM).

3.2.2. Preparation of cells

M9 minimal medium (Molecular Cloning, Maniatis et al., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989) is inoculated with recombinant E. coli and incubated at 37° C. overnight in a shaking incubator. The recombinant strain is E. coli PY25. The control strain employed is E. coli PTI2-1, which carries the plasmid without the insertion of the ATPase ("empty vector").

On the next day, 70 μl of cell suspension were mixed with 30 μl of molten agarose (Molecular Devices) and 10 μl each were spotted onto the membrane of an insert for the cytosensor measurement chamber. To harden the agarose, the inserts were incubated at +4° C. for 20-40 min and then transferred into the sensor chambers of the cytosensor according to the instructions of the manufacturer. The medium used was BSSGG.

3.2.3. Preparation of the cytosensor

The measuring chambers of the cytosensor were flooded with BSSGG at 50% pump power before inserting the sensor chambers with the cells. After 10 min, the prepared sensor chambers with the agarose-fixed cells were inserted. The following parameters were defined:

Temperature

measuring chamber: 37°

debubblers Δ: 6° C.

Pump and measuring cycle

    ______________________________________                                         pump phase                                                                                   Start         Stop   Speed                                       ______________________________________                                           1st interval 00:00:00 00:00:40 30%                                              (h:min:s)                                                                   ______________________________________                                         rate measurement (measurement of the acidification or                            basification rate)                                                                         Start         Stop                                               ______________________________________                                            00:00:43 00:00:58                                                           ______________________________________                                    

The pump stops during the measuring phase (Speed=0%).

total cycle: 00:01:00

Calibration of the apparatus follows, i.e. the calibration of the sensor chambers with respect to the activity of the cells employed on the basis of the set parameters. Further progress of the experiment takes place exactly according to the instructions of the manufacturer. Raw and rate data are recorded and stored. The rate data show the change in course of the cellular activity during the measuring phases (rate measurements). Here it can be read off to what extent induced changes in the metabolism of the cells occur which lead to changes in the surface charge on the oxynitride layer of the sensor. The rate data are indicated in -μVolt/s.

3.2.4. Carrying-out of experiments

3.2.4.1. Measurement of the activity of E. coli PY25 and E. coli PTI2-1

Influence on the HP-ATPase activity

FIG. 6 shows the rate data of the two recombinant E. coli strains E. coli PY25 (with HP-ATPase) and PTI2-1 (without HP-ATPase) in BSSGG supplemented with 10 mm (NH₄)₂ SO₄. Both strains initially show a marked acidification behavior. E. coli PY25 is shown in measuring channel F, strain PTI2-1 in measuring channel B. On addition of the inducer isopropylthiogalactoside (IPTG, final concentration 1 μM) for the activation of the tac promoter, in this example both strains are at a rate of about -800 μVolt/s. Approximately 5 min after addition of IPTG, only E. coli PY25 shows a drastically falling acidification rate, which is about 100 μVolt/s in the minimum and is thus equivalent to a slight basification. The delayed action of the IPTG induction can be explained by the biosynthesis of the HP-ATPase which initially takes place.

The drop in the acidification rate of E. coli PY25 under these experimental conditions can only be observed in the presence of NH₄ ⁺. If tetracycline, an inhibitor of bacterial protein biosynthesis, is added to the medium simultaneously with IPTG, no change in the metabolic activity of strain PY25 occurs.

3.2.4.2. Inhibition of the IPTG effect by ortho-vanadate

It is known that ortho-vanadate inhibits P-type ATPases in the lower μ-molar concentration range. FIG. 7 shows this inhibitory effect. The acidification rate of E. coli PY25 was initially recorded in the cytosensor in BSSGG supplemented with 10 mM (NH₄)₂ SO₄ (measuring chambers F, G, H). In F and H, the cells were in this case exposed to vanadate at a final concentration of 10 μM. G contained no inhibitor. After 3.5 hours, preincubation is switched to BSSGG 10 mM (NH₄)₂ SO₄ with 1 μM IPTG. In this case, 10 μM vanadate is additionally present in G (previously without vanadate), as well as in H (present before induction). In F, no vanadate is present with induction, but was present in the preincubation medium. As can be seen in FIG. 7, the induced inhibition of the acidification only occurs in sample G. Samples H and F, which contained an initial introduction of 10 μM vanadate, are not inhibited, i.e. the acidification rate does not decrease significantly in contrast to sample G.

This experimental structure shows the action of the vanadate as an inhibitor of the induced P-type ATPase and shows that the recombinant E. coli on this basis makes possible a screening for substances which interact with the expressed ATPase activity.

DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

FIG. 1 represents the plasmid map of pRH160. The plasmid contains a tetracycline resistance marker gene. The position of the restriction sites for EcoR1, BglII, Xho1, Kpn1, Sma1, Xba1, Cla1, Sal1, EcoRv, BamH1, SpH1, Nru1 and Pst1 is indicated. The DNA fragments obtained by partial digestion of genomic H. pylori DNA with Sau3A were cloned in the BglII restriction position of the plasmid.

FIGS. 2a-e show the DNA sequence of the complete pRH439 Xho-EcoR1 insert (including SEQ ID NO: 1) and the derived ORF (open reading frame) of HP-ATPase. The DNA sequence starts with the C of the Xho1 (CTCGAG) recognition site in position 1 and ends with the C of the EcoR1 (GAATTC) restriction site in position 3411. The ORF which codes for an H. pylori P-type ATPase having 686 amino acids lies between position 1219 with the A of the ATG start codon and position 3276 with the T of the GCT alanine codon. A TAA follows on the ORF as a stop codon for the translation. The aforesaid amino acid sequence is indicated below the DNA sequence. The consensus sequence, which contains the phosphorylation site (Asp-388), is underlined.

FIGS. 3a-f show the DNA sequence of the complete pRH514 EcoR1-Xho1 insert and the derived amino acid sequence of the complete ORF. Amino acid sequences are indicated in the single letter code under the coding region. The complete, 5'-situated ORF encodes a protein of 506 amino acids with significant homology to bacterial response regulators. pRH514 overlaps with the DNA clone pRH439, which carries the gene for a P-type ATPase. pRH514 has the 5'-part of the ATPase gene 439. As the complete ORF of pRH514 of the ATPase is placed in front, the response regulator protein encoded on pRH514 was described as ATPase Associated Protein (AAP).

FIGS. 4a-i show the complete DNA insertion sequence (SEQ ID NO: 3) of the DNA clone pRH948 from the H. pylori gene bank. The terminal nucleotides, which are emphasized by underlining, further correlate with vector DNA. The nonunderlined DNA sequence represents the cloned Helicobacter DNA of plasmid pRH948. The H. pylori-specific DNA sequence comprises a total of 6 ORFs. Of these, the two outer ones are incomplete, since these are present interrupted by the cloning positions and thus change into the vector DNA sequence. The derived amino acid sequences are indicated under the DNA sequence in the single letter code, all 6 ORFs being taken into account. The position, nature and condition of the ORFs are described in the text. ORF 4 codes for the P-type ATPase 948.

FIG. 5 Plasmid maps of PY-25. The base vector is pTI2-1. This contains a tac promoter (P<TAC>), an ampicillin resistance gene (AP<R>) and a lacI^(Q) gene (LACIQ), which expresses the lac repressor. Behind the tac promoter, the P-type ATPase gene (ATPASE) from pRH439 is cloned by means of EcoRI/HindIII restriction sites. The vector is suitable for the functional expression of Helicobacter genes in E. coli. The localization of the singular cleavage sites of EcoRI, Hind3 and Pst1 present are indicated.

FIG. 6 shows the acidification rates obtained for the expression of HP-ATPase in recombinant E. coli. The sensor chamber B contains recombinant E. coli with plasmid pTI2-1 as control vector. The sensor chamber F contains recombinant E. coli with the plasmid PY25 with inserted HP-ATPase gene. The cells were incubated as described under 5.2.4.1. After two hours, IPTG was added to the medium. In the presence of plasmid PY25 the acidification rate of E. coli is greatly decreased.

FIG. 7 shows the effect of ortho-vanadate on the acidification rate. The sensor chambers F, G and H contain E. coli with plasmid PY25. In the chambers F and H ortho-vanadate was added to the medium before induction with IPTG. After 3.5 hours IPTG (F) or IPTG was added to the medium in the presence of 10 μM ortho-vanadate. In cells which were preincubated with ortho-vanadate (F, H), the reduction of the acidification rate induced by IPTG was not observed.

    __________________________________________________________________________     #             SEQUENCE LISTING                                                    - -  - - (1) GENERAL INFORMATION:                                              - -    (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 24                                           - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 1:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 3411 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                      - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                    - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobycter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                          vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH439                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #1:                            - - CTCGAGATCA AACCCAATCC TAACATTTTC CCCATGCTTT TAGACATTGC CA -              #TCAAACAC     60                                                                  - - CCCCATGCTA AAGTCATTGC GCCTAAGGCT AATGAAGAGC TTTTTTCGCT CA -             #TCCCTAAT    120                                                                  - - TTGCAATGCT TTTTTGTGGA GCATTTTAAA GAAGCGTTAG AAATCTTACA AA -             #ACCCTGAA    180                                                                  - - ATCAAAGCAG ACACCCACAC GAAAAAACTA CCCTTTAAAA CGATAGAATT GA -             #ACGATAAA    240                                                                  - - GAGTATTATT TTTCAGACGC CTATGCATTA GATTTTAAAG AAGTTAAGGG GC -             #AAGCTGTC    300                                                                  - - GCTAAAGAAG CCGCTTTGAT CGCTAGCGCT GGGTTTCATA ACTTGATTTT AG -             #AGGGAAGT    360                                                                  - - CCAGGGTGTG GGAAAAGCAT GATCATTAAT CGCATGCGTT ATATTTTACC TC -             #CCTTAAGC    420                                                                  - - CTGAATGAAA TCCTAGAAGC GACAAAATTA CGCATTTTAA GCGAACAAGA CA -             #GCGCCTAT    480                                                                  - - TACCCCTTAA GGAGTTTTAG AAACCCTCAC CAAAGCGCTT CAAAATCCAG CA -             #TTTTAGGC    540                                                                  - - TCAAGCTCTC TAAAAGAGCC AAAACCCGGC GAAATCGCCG TAGCGCATAA CG -             #GCATGCTT    600                                                                  - - TTTTTTGATG AATTGCCTCA TTTTAAAAAG GAAATTTTGG AAGCTTTAAG AG -             #AGCCTTTA    660                                                                  - - GAAAACAATA AATTGGTGGT TTCACGAGTG CATAGCAAAA TTGAATACGA AA -             #CCTCTTTT    720                                                                  - - TTATTTGTGG GGGCTCAAAA CCCTTGCTTG TGTGGGAATT TACTCAGTGC GA -             #CCAAAGCA    780                                                                  - - TGCCGTTGCC AAGACAGAGA AATCACGCAG TATAAAAACC GCTTGAGCGA GC -             #CTTTTTTA    840                                                                  - - GATAGGATTG ATTTGTTTGT GCAAATGGAA GAGGGGAATT ATAAAGACAC GC -             #CGTCGCAT    900                                                                  - - TCTTGGACTT CAAAAGAGAT GCATCAATTA GTATTATTAG CTTTCAAACA GC -             #AAAAATTA    960                                                                  - - AGGAAACAGA GCGTTTTTAA TGGTAAGCTT AATGAAGAGC AGATAGAACG AT -             #TTTGCCCT   1020                                                                  - - TTAAACGCTG AAGCAAAAAA GTTGTTAGAG CAGGCGGTTG AAAGGTTTAA TC -             #TGTCCATG   1080                                                                  - - CGCTCTGTTA ATAAGGTCAA AAAGGTCGCC AGGACGATTG CGGATTTAAA CG -             #CTTGCGAG   1140                                                                  - - AATATAGAAA AATCTCACAT GCTTAAAGCG CTGAGTTTTA GAAAGATTTC TT -             #AAAAGGAT   1200                                                                  - - TTTTATAAGG GAGAGAAAAT GCAAGAATAC CACATTCATA ATTTGGATTG CC -             #CTGATTGC   1260                                                                  - - GCGTCTAAAT TGGAAAGGGA TTTAAACAAA CTAGACTATG TGAAAAAAGC TC -             #AAATCAAT   1320                                                                  - - TTCAGCACCA GCAGGTTGTT TTTGGACACG AGCGATTTTG AAAAAGTTAA GG -             #CTTTTATC   1380                                                                  - - AAGCAGAATG AACCGCATTT GAGCCTGTCT TTTAAAGAGG CCGCAGAAAA GC -             #CCTTGAGT   1440                                                                  - - TTTACGCCAC TCATTGTTAC GATCGCTGTC TTTTTAGGCG CGATTTTAAT CT -             #TACACCTA   1500                                                                  - - AACCCTAGCC CTTTGATTGA AAAGGCTATG TTTTTCGTGT TGGCTTTGGT GT -             #ATCTAGTG   1560                                                                  - - AGCGGTAAAG ATGTGATTTT AGGGGCGTTT CGTGGGCTTA GGAAAGGGCA GT -             #TTTTTGAT   1620                                                                  - - GAAAACGCTT TGATGCTCAT TGCGACTATT GCGGCTTTTT GCGTGGGGGC TT -             #ATGAAGAG   1680                                                                  - - AGCGTGTCTA TTATGGTGTT TTATTCAGCG GGCGAATTTT TGCAAAAACT CG -             #CTATCGCT   1740                                                                  - - CGCTCTAAAA AATCCCTTAA GGCTTTAGTG GATGTCGCTC CTAATTTGGC TT -             #ATTTGAAA   1800                                                                  - - AAGGGCGATG CGTTAGTGAG CGTTGCGCCT GAAGATTTAA GAATTAATGA CA -             #TTGTGGTG   1860                                                                  - - GTGAAAGTCG GCGAAAAAGT GCCTGTGGAT GGCGTGGTGA TTAAGGGCGA AA -             #GTTTGCTA   1920                                                                  - - GATGAAAGGG CGTTGAGCGG GGAGTCTATG CCGGTTAATG TCAGCGAACG CT -             #CTAAAGTT   1980                                                                  - - TTAGGGGGGA GCTTGAATTT AAAAGCGGTC CTTGAAATTC AAGTAGAGAA AA -             #TGTATAAA   2040                                                                  - - GATTCTTCTA TCGCTAAAGT GGTAGATTTG GTCCAACAAG CCACGAATGA AA -             #AGAGCGAA   2100                                                                  - - ACCGAGAAAT TTATCACTAA ATTTTCACGC TACTACACCC CAAGCGTTTT AT -             #TCATTGCG   2160                                                                  - - TTAATGATTG CTGTATTACC GCCCTTATTT TCTATGGGGA GCTTTGATGA GT -             #GGATTTAT   2220                                                                  - - AGGGGGCTTG TGGCTTTAAT GGTGAGCTGC CCTTGCGCGT TAGTGATTTC TG -             #TGCCTTTA   2280                                                                  - - GGGTATTTTG GAGGCGTGGG AGCGGCGAGC CGAAAGGGTA TTTTAATGAA AG -             #GCGTGCAT   2340                                                                  - - GTTTTAGAAG TGCTTACCCA AGCTAAAAGC ATCGCCTTTG ATAAAACCGG CA -             #CTTTGACT   2400                                                                  - - AAAGGCGTTT TTAAAGTAAC AGATATTGTG CCGCAAAACG GGCATTCTAA AG -             #AAGAAGTT   2460                                                                  - - TTGCATTACG CTTCTTGTTC GCAGCTCTTA TCCACGCACC CTATCGCTTT AT -             #CCATTCAA   2520                                                                  - - GAAGCATGCG AAGAAATGTT AAAGGACGAC AAGCACCAGC ATGACATTAA AA -             #ATTACGAA   2580                                                                  - - GAATTGAGCG GAATGGGGGT TAAAGCGCAA TGCCATACGG ATTTAATCAT CG -             #CAGGGAAT   2640                                                                  - - GAAAAAATGC TGGATCAATT CCATATCGCG CACAGCCCTT CCAAAGAAAA CG -             #GCACGATC   2700                                                                  - - GTGCATGTGG CTTTCAACCA AACTTATATA GGCTATATCG TCATTAGCGA TG -             #AGATTAAA   2760                                                                  - - GATGACGCCA TAGAGTGCTT AAGGGATTTA AAAGCGCAAG GGATAGAAAA TT -             #TTTGCATT   2820                                                                  - - TTGAGCGGGG ACAGAAAAAG CGCGACTGAG AGCATCGCTC AAACTCTGGG CT -             #GTGAATAT   2880                                                                  - - TATGCGAGTT TGTTGCCTGA AGAAAAAACG AGCGTGTTTA AAACTTTTAA AG -             #AACGCTAT   2940                                                                  - - AAAGCCCCGG CGATTTTTGT AGGCGATGGT ATCAATGACG CTCCGACTCT AG -             #CGAGCGCT   3000                                                                  - - GATGTGGGGA TTGGCATGGG GAAAGGCTCA GAATTGAGCA AGCAAAGCGC GG -             #ACATTGTG   3060                                                                  - - ATCACCAATG ACTCCTTAAA TTCGTTAGTG AAAGTTTTAG CGATCGCTAA AA -             #AAACTAAA   3120                                                                  - - AGCATTATTT GGCAAAATAT CTTGTTCGCT TTGGGGATTA AAGCCGTTTT TA -             #TCGTGCTA   3180                                                                  - - GGGCTTATGG GGGTAGCGAG CTTGTGGGAA GCGGTCTTTG GCGATGTGGG GG -             #TTACGCTT   3240                                                                  - - TTAGCCTTAG CCAACTCCAT GCGCGCAATG AGAGCTTAAA GCCTTGAATC CA -             #TCATCAAA   3300                                                                  - - GAGCTAGAAG GGGGGCAAAA TGAACCACAT AGAAAAACTA CTCCAAACCT TA -             #GCGCCTAA   3360                                                                  - - AGGGGTGGAG TTTAGGAAGT TGGGGGAGGT GCTAGAATAT GATCTGAATT C - #                3411                                                                         - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 2:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 3097 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                      - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                    - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH514                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #2:                            - - GATCGATCAT CTCAATGGCG TGTTATTCGT GGATAAATTA TCCATTTTGA AG -              #CGTAAGAA     60                                                                  - - ATTTGAAAAA GAATTAAAAG AATTAAGTAA AAATCCCAGA AACAAGTCTT AA -             #TCATGATT    120                                                                  - - AACACGATAT TTTGCGCGAC CATGCAAAGG GGAGTGGCAG AAATCGTGGC TG -             #TAGAAGCG    180                                                                  - - ACTTTCACAA GGGCTTTGCC GGCGTTTGTG ATTTCAGGCT TGGCTAATAG CT -             #CTATCCAA    240                                                                  - - GAAGCCAAAC AGCGGGTCCA ATCGGCTTTA CAAAATAACG ATTTCACTTT CC -             #CGCCTTTA    300                                                                  - - AAAATCACCA TCAACCTTTC CCCTTCAGAT TTGCCTAAAT CCGGGAGCCA TT -             #TTGATTTG    360                                                                  - - CCTATCGCTC TTTTAATCGC TTTGCAAAAA CAAGAGTTGG CTTTTAAAGA GT -             #GGTTTGCT    420                                                                  - - TTTGGGGAGT TAGGGCTTGA TGGCAAGATC AAACCCAATC CTAACATTTT CC -             #CCATGCTT    480                                                                  - - TTAGACATTG CCATCAAACA CCCCCATGCT AAAGTCATTG CGCCTAAGGC TA -             #ATGAAGAG    540                                                                  - - CTTTTTTCGC TCATCCCTAA TTTGCAATGC TTTTTTGTGG AGCATTTTAA AG -             #AAGCGTTA    600                                                                  - - GAAATCTTAC AAAACCCTGA AATCAAAGCA GACACCCACA CGAAAAAACT AC -             #CCTTTAAA    660                                                                  - - ACGATAGAAT TGAACGATAA AGAGTATTAT TTTTCAGACG CCTATGCATT AG -             #ATTTTAAA    720                                                                  - - GAAGTTAAGG GGCAAGCTGT CGCTAAAGAA GCCGCTTTGA TCGCTAGCGC TG -             #GGTTTCAT    780                                                                  - - AACTTGATTT TAGAGGGAAG TCCAGGGTGT GGGAAAAGCA TGATCATTAA TC -             #GCATGCGT    840                                                                  - - TATATTTTAC CTCCCTTAAG CCTGAATGAA ATCCTAGAAG CGACAAAATT AC -             #GCATTTTA    900                                                                  - - AGCGAACAAG ACAGCGCCTA TTACCCCTTA AGGAGTTTTA GAAACCCTCA CC -             #AAAGCGCT    960                                                                  - - TCAAAATCCA GCATTTTAGG CTCAAGCTCT CTAAAAGAGC CAAAACCCGG CG -             #AAATCGCC   1020                                                                  - - GTAGCGCATA ACGGCATGCT TTTTTTTGAT GAATTGCCTC ATTTTAAAAA GG -             #AAATTTTG   1080                                                                  - - GAAGCTTTAA GAGAGCCTTT AGAAAACAAT AAATTGGTGG TTTCACGAGT GC -             #ATAGCAAA   1140                                                                  - - ATTGAATACG AAACCTCTTT TTTATTTGTG GGGGCTCAAA ACCCTTGCTT GT -             #GTGGGAAT   1200                                                                  - - TTACTCAGTG CGACCAAAGC ATGCCGTTGC CAAGACAGAG AAATCACGCA GT -             #ATAAAAAC   1260                                                                  - - CGCTTGAGCG AGCCTTTTTT AGATAGGATT GATTTGTTTG TGCAAATGGA AG -             #AGGGGAAT   1320                                                                  - - TATAAAGACA CGCCGTCGCA TTCTTGGACT TCAAAAGAGA TGCATCAATT AG -             #TATTATTA   1380                                                                  - - GCTTTCAAAC AGCAAAAATT AAGGAAACAG AGCGTTTTTA ATGGTAAGCT TA -             #ATGAAGAG   1440                                                                  - - CAGATAGAAC GATTTTGCCC TTTAAACGCT GAAGCAAAAA AGTTGTTAGA GC -             #AGGCGGTT   1500                                                                  - - GAAAGGTTTA ATCTGTCCAT GCGCTCTGTT AATAAGGTCA AAAAGGTCGC CA -             #GGACGATT   1560                                                                  - - GCGGATTTAA ACGCTTGCGA GAATATAGAA AAATCTCACA TGCTTAAAGC GC -             #TGAGTTTT   1620                                                                  - - AGAAAGATTT CTTAAAAGGA TTTTTATAAG GGAGAGAAAA TGCAAGAATA CC -             #ACATTCAT   1680                                                                  - - AATTTGGATT GCCCTGATTG CGCGTCTAAA TTGGAAAGGG ATTTAAACAA AC -             #TAGACTAT   1740                                                                  - - GTGAAAAAAG CTCAAATCAA TTTCAGCACC AGCAGGTTGT TTTTGGACAC GA -             #GCGATTTT   1800                                                                  - - GAAAAAGTTA AGGCTTTTAT CAAGCAGAAT GAACCGCATT TGAGCCTGTC TT -             #TTAAAGAG   1860                                                                  - - GCCGCAGAAA AGCCCTTGAG TTTTACGCCA CTCATTGTTA CGATCGCTGT CT -             #TTTTAGGC   1920                                                                  - - GCGATTTTAA TCTTACACCT AAACCCTAGC CCTTTGATTG AAAAGGCTAT GT -             #TTTTCGTG   1980                                                                  - - TTGGCTTTGG TGTATCTAGT GAGCGGTAAA GATGTGATTT TAGGGGCGTT TC -             #GTGGGCTT   2040                                                                  - - AGGAAAGGGC AGTTTTTTGA TGAAAACGCT TTGATGCTCA TTGCGACTAT TG -             #CGGCTTTT   2100                                                                  - - TGCGTGGGGG CTTATGAAGA GAGCGTGTCT ATTATGGTGT TTTATTCAGC GG -             #GCGAATTT   2160                                                                  - - TTGCAAAAAC TCGCTATCGC TCGCTCTAAA AAATCCCTTA AGGCTTTAGT GG -             #ATGTCGCT   2220                                                                  - - CCTAATTTGG CTTATTTGAA AAAGGGCGAT GCGTTAGTGA GCGTTGCGCC TG -             #AAGATTTA   2280                                                                  - - AGAATTAATG ACATTGTGGT GGTGAAAGTC GGCGAAAAAG TGCCTGTGGA TG -             #GCGTGGTG   2340                                                                  - - ATTAAGGGCG AAAGTTTGCT AGATGAAAGG GCGTTGAGCG GGGAGTCTAT GC -             #CGGTTAAT   2400                                                                  - - GTCAGCGAAC GCTCTAAAGT TTTAGGGGGG AGCTTGAATT TAAAAGCGGT CC -             #TTGAAATT   2460                                                                  - - CAAGTAGAGA AAATGTATAA AGATTCTTCT ATCGCTAAAG TGGTAGATTT GG -             #TCCAACAA   2520                                                                  - - GCCACGAATG AAAAGAGCGA AACCGAGAAA TTTATCACTA AATTTTCACG CT -             #ACTACACC   2580                                                                  - - CCAAGCGTTT TATTCATTGC GTTAATGATT GCTGTATTAC CGCCCTTATT TT -             #CTATGGGG   2640                                                                  - - AGCTTTGATG AGTGGATTTA TAGGGGGCTT GTGGCTTTAA TGGTGAGCTG CC -             #CTTGCGCG   2700                                                                  - - TTAGTGATTT CTGTGCCTTT AGGGTATTTT GGAGGCGTGG GAGCGGCGAG CC -             #GAAAGGGT   2760                                                                  - - ATTTTAATGA AAGGCGTGCA TGTTTTAGAA GTGCTTACCC AAGCTAAAAG CA -             #TCGCCTTT   2820                                                                  - - GATAAAACCG GCACTTTGAC TAAAGGCGTT TTTAAAGTAA CAGATATTGT GC -             #CGCAAAAC   2880                                                                  - - GGGCATTCTA AAGAAGAAGT TTTGCATTAC GCTTCTTGTT CGCAGCTCTT AT -             #CCACGCAC   2940                                                                  - - CCTATCGCTT TATCCATTCA AGAAGCATGC GAAGAAATGT TAAAGGACGA CA -             #AGCACCAG   3000                                                                  - - CATGACATTA AAAATTACGA AGAATTGAGC GGAATGGGGG TTAAAGCGCA AT -             #GCCATACG   3060                                                                  - - GATTTAATCA TCGCAGGGAA TGAAAAAATG CTGGATC      - #                       - #    3097                                                                      - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 3:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 4495 base - #pairs                                                 (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                      - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                    - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH948                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #3:                            - - TTGAATTCAG ATCCGGCCTT AATGCGTCCA GGGCGCTTTG ACAGGCAGGT TT -              #TAGTGGAT     60                                                                  - - AAGCCTGATT TTAATGGCAG AGTAGAAATC TTAAAAGTGC ATATTAAAGG CG -             #TGAAACTC    120                                                                  - - GCTAACGATG TGAATTTGCA AGAAGTCGCC AAACTCACCG CAGGGCTTGC AG -             #GAGCGGAT    180                                                                  - - TTAGCGAATA TCATCAATGA AGCCGCGCTT TTAGCAGGAA GAAACAACCA AA -             #AAGAAGTC    240                                                                  - - AGGCAACAGC ATTTAAAAGA AGCGGTTGAA AGAGGGATTG CGGGGTTAGA AA -             #AGAAAAGC    300                                                                  - - AGGCGCATCA GTCCTAAGGA AAAGAAAATC GTCGCCTACC ATGAAAGCGG GC -             #ATGCCGTG    360                                                                  - - ATTTCTGAAA TGACTAAAGG GAGTGCTAGG GTGAATAAAG TTTCTATCAT TC -             #CAAGGGGC    420                                                                  - - ATGGCGGCTT TAGGCTACAC CCTTAACACG CCTGAAGAAA ACAAATACTT GA -             #TGCAAAAA    480                                                                  - - CACGAACTCA TCGCTGAAAT TGATGTGCTT TTAGGCGGAA GAGCGGCTGA AG -             #ATGTCTTT    540                                                                  - - TTGGAAGAAA TTTCTACCGG TGCGAGCAAC GATTTAGAAA GAGCGACTGA TA -             #TTATTAAA    600                                                                  - - GGCATGGTGA GTTACTACGG CATGAGCAGT GTCAGTGGGC TTATGGTGTT AG -             #AAAAGCAA    660                                                                  - - CGGAACGCCT TTTTAGGAGG CGGTTATGGA AGCAGTAGGG AATTTAGCGA AA -             #AAACCGCA    720                                                                  - - GAAGAAATGG ATCTTTTCAT TAAAAACTTG CTAGAAGAGC GCTATGAGCA TG -             #TCAAACAA    780                                                                  - - ACCTTGAGCG ACTACAGAGA AGCGATTGAA ATCATGGTCA AAGAATTGTT TG -             #ACAAAGAA    840                                                                  - - GTCATTACAG GCGAAAGGGT GCGTGAAATC ATCAGCGAAT ACGAAGTTGC CA -             #ACAATTTA    900                                                                  - - GAAAGCCGTT TGATTCCTTT AGAAGAGCAA GCGAGTTAAG AGTGCGAGCT TA -             #CAAACAGA    960                                                                  - - TTTTTGATAA GGGTTTAAAG CCTTATTATA AACATTCTGT TTGTTTAAAG CT -             #TTTTTTTA   1020                                                                  - - GATTTTGTTT TCTCAAAACT CATGCTTACC AACAGCGTTA TAAAGCGTTC GC -             #TCTAACGC   1080                                                                  - - TCTTTTCTTG TGAGTTTTTT AACGCTTGTA AGATTTTTAT TCCTATTCTA AA -             #ATACCAAG   1140                                                                  - - CCAAGTTAAA AAGAATCTCT AATGCCTATT AACCCTCTCT ATCTTTTCCC TA -             #ATCTTTTT   1200                                                                  - - ACCGCTAGCA GTATTTTTTT AGGCATGATG AGTATTTTTT ACGCTTCCAG TT -             #ACCAATTT   1260                                                                  - - GTCATGGCGT GTTGGTTAGT GGTAGCGAGC CTTATTTTAG ACGGGCTTGA TG -             #GGCGTGTC   1320                                                                  - - GCAAGGCTTA CCAACACCAC CAGCAAGTTT GGTATAGAAT TTGACTCACT GG -             #CTGATGTA   1380                                                                  - - ATCGCTTTTG GGGTAGCCCC AAGCTTAATC ACTTACTTTT ATGTGGGGTA TA -             #ACTTTGGG   1440                                                                  - - CGCATAGGCA TGGCGGTGAG CGCGTTGTTT GTGATTTTTG GAGCGATACG AT -             #TGGCACGA   1500                                                                  - - TTCAATATCA GCACCAACAC AAGCGACCCC TATTCTTTTA TCGGTATCCC CA -             #TTCCTGCG   1560                                                                  - - GCGGCGGTAT TGGTGGTGCT TTGTGTGTTA TTGGATAACA AATACCATTT TT -             #TAGAAGGA   1620                                                                  - - AATACCGAAA AGTTATTTTT AAGCTTTATT GTTTTATTGG GGGTGCTTAT GG -             #TGAGCAAT   1680                                                                  - - ATCCGCTACC CTAATTTTAA AAAAGTCAAA TGGAATCTCA AGCTTTTTAT CT -             #TAGTGTTG   1740                                                                  - - ATTTTTTTAT CGTTAGTGTT TGTGCGCCCT TTAGAGGCTT TAAGCGTGTT TA -             #TGGGGTTG   1800                                                                  - - TATTTGATTT ATGGCATCAT TCGGTGGCTT TTTTTAATGG TAAAAATTAT TT -             #TTAATAAA   1860                                                                  - - AATAAAAGTG CATGAAAGAA TCTTTTTACA TAGAGGGAAT GACTTGCACG GC -             #GTGTTCTA   1920                                                                  - - GCGGGATTGA ACGCTCTTTA GGGCGTAAGA GTTTTGTGAA AAAAATAGAA GT -             #GAGCCTTT   1980                                                                  - - TAAATAAGAG CGCTAACATT GAATTTAACG AAAATGAAAC CAATTTAGAC GA -             #GATTTTTA   2040                                                                  - - AACTCATTGA AAAACTGGGT TATAGCCCTA AAAAAACTCT AGCAGAAGAA AA -             #AAAAGAAT   2100                                                                  - - TTTTTAGCCC TAATGTTAAA TTAGCGTTGG CGGTTATTTT CACGCTTTTT GT -             #GGTGTATC   2160                                                                  - - TTTCTATGGG GGCGATGCTT AGTCCTAGCC TTTTACCTGA AAGCTTGCTT AC -             #GATTAACA   2220                                                                  - - ACCATAGTAA TTTTTTAAAC GCATGCTTAC AGCTTATAGG CACGCTCATT GT -             #CATGCATT   2280                                                                  - - TAGGGAGGGA TTTTTACATT CAAGGGTTTA AAGCCTTATG GCACAGACAA CC -             #CAACATGA   2340                                                                  - - GTAGCCTTAT CGCCATAGGC ACAAGCGCTG CCTTAATCTC AAGCTTGTGG CA -             #ATTGTATT   2400                                                                  - - TCGTTTATAC AAGCCAGTGG TCTTATGGGC ATTATTATTT TGAAAGCGTG TG -             #CGTGATTT   2460                                                                  - - TAATGTTTGT AATGGTGGGC AAACGCATTG AAAATGTTTC TAAAGACAAA GC -             #TTTAGACG   2520                                                                  - - CTATGCAAGC CTTGATGAAA AACGCCCCAA AAACCGCCCT TAAAATGCAC AA -             #TAACCAAC   2580                                                                  - - AGATTGAAGT TTTAGTGGAT AGCATTGTGG TGGGGGATAT TCTAAAGGTT CT -             #CCCTGGAA   2640                                                                  - - GCGCGATTGC GGTGGATGGC GAAATCATAG AGGGCGAAGG GGAATTAGAT GA -             #AAGCATGT   2700                                                                  - - TAAGCGGCGA AGCGTTGCCG GTTTATAAAA AAGTCGGCGA TAAAGTCTTT TC -             #AGGGACAT   2760                                                                  - - TCAATAGCCA CACGAGTTTT TTAATGAAAG CCACGCAAGA TAACAAAAAC AG -             #CACCTTGT   2820                                                                  - - CTCAAATTGT AGAAATGATC CATAACGCTC AAAGCTCAAA GGCAGAGATT TC -             #TCGCTTAG   2880                                                                  - - CGGATAAGGT TTCAAGCGTG TTTGTGCCAA GCGTGATCGC TATCGCTATT TT -             #AGCGTTTG   2940                                                                  - - TGGTGTGGCT CATCATCGCG CCTAAACCCG ATTTTTGGTG GAATTTTGGA AT -             #CGCTTTAG   3000                                                                  - - AAGTGTTTGT ATCGGTTTTA GTGATTTCTT GCCCTTGCGC TTTAGGATTG GC -             #TACACCTA   3060                                                                  - - TGAGTATTTT AGTAGCGAAC CAAAAAGCGA GTTCTTTAGG TTTATTTTTT AA -             #AGACGCTA   3120                                                                  - - AAAGTTTAGA AAAAGCAAGG CTAGTCAATA CGATCGTTTT TGATAAAACC GG -             #CACGCTCA   3180                                                                  - - CTAACGGCAA GCCTGTCGTT AAAAGCGTTC ATTCTAACAT AGAATTATTA GA -             #GTTATTGA   3240                                                                  - - GTTTAGCGGG CAGTATTGAA AAGAGCAGCG AACATGTCAT TGCTAAAGGG AT -             #TGTAGAAT   3300                                                                  - - ACGCCAAAGA GCATAACGCT CCCTTAAAAG AAATGAGTGA AGTTAAAGTG AA -             #AACGGGTT   3360                                                                  - - TTGGCATCAG CGCTAAAACA GATTATCAAG GCGCTAAAGA GGTTATCAAA GT -             #CGGTAATA   3420                                                                  - - GCGAATTTTT TAACCCTATT AACGCACTAG AAATTCAAGA AAACGGGATT TT -             #AGTGTTTG   3480                                                                  - - TGGGTAGAGT GATCAGTGAA AAAGAAGACG AGCTTTTAGG GGCGTTTGTT TT -             #AGAAGATT   3540                                                                  - - TGCCCAAAAA AGGCGTGAAA GAGCATATCG CTCAAATCAA AAAATTAGGC AT -             #TAACACTT   3600                                                                  - - TTCTTTTAAG CGGGGACAAT AGAGAGAATG TCAAAAAATG CGCGCTTGAA TT -             #AGGGATTG   3660                                                                  - - ATGGTTATAT CAGCAACGCT AAACCACAAG ACAAGCTCAA CAAGATCAAA GA -             #GCTTAAGG   3720                                                                  - - AAAAAGGGCA GATCGTTATG ATGGTAGGCG ATGGCTTGAA TGACGCTCCT AG -             #CCTTGCTA   3780                                                                  - - TGAGCGATGT GGCAGTGGTG ATGGCTAAAG GGAGCGATGT GAGCGTGCAA GC -             #AGCGGATA   3840                                                                  - - TTGTGAGCTT TAATAACGAC ATTAAATCGG TTTATAGCGC GATTAAATTG AG -             #CCAAGCGA   3900                                                                  - - CCATCAAAAA TATCAAAGAA AATTTGTTTT GGGCTTTTTG TTATAATAGC GT -             #GTTTATCC   3960                                                                  - - CTTTAGCTTG TGGGGTTCTT TATAAAGCTA ATATCATGTT AAGCCCGGCG AT -             #TGCGGGTT   4020                                                                  - - TAGCGATGAG TTTAAGCTCT GTGAGTGTGG TCTTAAACTC CCAAAGGCTA AG -             #GAATTTTA   4080                                                                  - - AAATTAAGGA TCATTGAATG AAAGTTACTT TTCAAGTGCC AAGCATTACT TG -             #CAACCATT   4140                                                                  - - GCGTGGATAA AATTGAAAAA TTTGTGGGCG AAATTGAAGG TGTGAGCTTT AT -             #TGATGCGA   4200                                                                  - - GCGTGGAAAA AAAGAGCGTG GTTGTAGAAT TTGACGCTCC AGCGACACAG GA -             #TTTGATTA   4260                                                                  - - AGGAAGCCTT ATTGGATGCG GGGCAAGAAG TAATATAATA AAGGTGTGTG AT -             #ATAGAAGT   4320                                                                  - - ATCGGATTAA AAACCGCAAC ATTCAAAAGG GTTGTTATCT TTTAATTCTT GG -             #GTTTGTTT   4380                                                                  - - GGGTATTTTC ACGCCCTTCA ATGGTGATTT ATCATAACCA TAAGAGAAAA AA -             #TTATCGTA   4440                                                                  - - TTTCCCCCTT TTCTTACTCC AATTTTTTAT ACATACGGAT CTCGAGGTAC CC - #GGG             4495                                                                        - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 4:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 686 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH439                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #4:                            - - Met Gln Glu Tyr His Ile His Asn Leu Asp Cy - #s Pro Asp Cys Ala Ser       1               5   - #                10  - #                15                - - Lys Leu Glu Arg Asp Leu Asn Glu Leu Asp Ty - #r Val Lys Lys Ala Gln                   20      - #            25      - #            30                    - - Ile Asn Phe Ser Thr Ser Lys Leu Phe Leu As - #p Thr Ser Asp Phe Glu               35          - #        40          - #        45                        - - Lys Val Lys Ala Phe Ile Lys Gln Asn Glu Pr - #o His Leu Ser Leu Ser           50              - #    55              - #    60                            - - Phe Lys Glu Ala Thr Glu Lys Pro Leu Ser Ph - #e Thr Pro Leu Ile Ile       65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80         - - Thr Ile Met Val Phe Leu Gly Ala Ile Leu Il - #e Leu His Leu Asn Pro                       85  - #                90  - #                95                - - Ser Pro Leu Ile Glu Lys Ala Met Phe Phe Va - #l Leu Ala Leu Val Tyr                   100      - #           105      - #           110                   - - Leu Val Ser Gly Lys Asp Val Ile Leu Gly Al - #a Phe Arg Gly Leu Arg               115          - #       120          - #       125                       - - Lys Gly Gln Phe Phe Asp Glu Asn Ala Leu Me - #t Leu Ile Ala Thr Ile           130              - #   135              - #   140                           - - Ala Ala Phe Phe Val Gly Ala Tyr Glu Glu Se - #r Val Ser Ile Met Val       145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -       #60                                                                               - - Phe Tyr Ser Ala Gly Glu Phe Leu Gln Lys Le - #u Ala Val Ser Arg         Ser                                                                                              165  - #               170  - #               175              - - Lys Lys Ser Leu Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Al - #a Pro Asn Leu Ala Tyr                   180      - #           185      - #           190                   - - Leu Lys Lys Gly Asp Glu Leu Val Ser Val Al - #a Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg               195          - #       200          - #       205                       - - Val Asn Asp Ile Val Val Val Lys Val Gly Gl - #u Lys Val Pro Val Asp           210              - #   215              - #   220                           - - Gly Val Val Val Lys Gly Glu Ser Leu Leu As - #p Glu Arg Ala Leu Ser       225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -       #40                                                                               - - Gly Glu Ser Met Pro Val Asn Val Ser Glu As - #n Ser Lys Val Leu         Gly                                                                                              245  - #               250  - #               255              - - Gly Ser Leu Asn Leu Lys Ala Val Leu Glu Il - #e Gln Val Glu Lys Met                   260      - #           265      - #           270                   - - Tyr Lys Asp Ser Ser Ile Ala Lys Val Val As - #p Leu Val Gln Gln Ala               275          - #       280          - #       285                       - - Thr Asn Glu Lys Ser Glu Thr Glu Lys Phe Il - #e Thr Lys Phe Ser Arg           290              - #   295              - #   300                           - - Tyr Tyr Thr Pro Ser Val Leu Phe Ile Ala Le - #u Met Ile Ala Val Leu       305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -       #20                                                                               - - Pro Pro Leu Phe Ser Met Gly Ser Phe Asp Gl - #u Trp Ile Tyr Arg         Gly                                                                                              325  - #               330  - #               335              - - Leu Val Ala Leu Met Val Ser Cys Pro Cys Al - #a Leu Val Ile Ser Val                   340      - #           345      - #           350                   - - Pro Leu Gly Tyr Phe Gly Gly Val Gly Ala Al - #a Ser Arg Lys Gly Ile               355          - #       360          - #       365                       - - Leu Met Lys Gly Val His Val Leu Glu Val Le - #u Thr Gln Ala Lys Ser           370              - #   375              - #   380                           - - Ile Ala Phe Asp Lys Thr Gly Thr Leu Thr Ly - #s Gly Val Phe Lys Val       385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -       #00                                                                               - - Thr Asp Ile Val Pro Gln Asn Gly His Ser Ly - #s Glu Glu Val Leu         His                                                                                              405  - #               410  - #               415              - - Tyr Ala Ser Cys Ser Gln Leu Leu Ser Thr Hi - #s Pro Ile Ala Leu Ser                   420      - #           425      - #           430                   - - Ile Gln Lys Ala Cys Glu Glu Met Leu Lys As - #p Asp Lys His Gln His               435          - #       440          - #       445                       - - Asp Ile Lys Asn Tyr Glu Glu Val Ser Gly Me - #t Gly Val Lys Ala Gln           450              - #   455              - #   460                           - - Cys His Thr Asp Leu Ile Ile Ala Gly Asn Gl - #u Lys Met Leu Asp Gln       465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -       #80                                                                               - - Phe His Ile Ala His Ser Pro Ser Lys Glu As - #n Gly Thr Ile Val         His                                                                                              485  - #               490  - #               495              - - Val Ala Phe Asn Gln Thr Tyr Val Gly Tyr Il - #e Val Ile Ser Asp Glu                   500      - #           505      - #           510                   - - Ile Lys Asp Asp Ala Ile Glu Cys Leu Arg As - #p Leu Lys Val Gln Gly               515          - #       520          - #       525                       - - Ile Glu Asn Phe Cys Ile Leu Ser Gly Asp Ar - #g Lys Ser Ala Thr Glu           530              - #   535              - #   540                           - - Ser Ile Ala Gln Thr Leu Gly Cys Glu Tyr Hi - #s Ala Ser Leu Leu Pro       545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -       #60                                                                               - - Glu Glu Lys Thr Ser Val Phe Lys Thr Phe Ly - #s Glu Arg Tyr Lys         Ala                                                                                              565  - #               570  - #               575              - - Pro Ala Ile Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ile Asn As - #p Ala Pro Thr Leu Ala                   580      - #           585      - #           590                   - - Ser Ala Asp Val Gly Ile Gly Met Gly Lys Gl - #y Ser Glu Leu Ser Lys               595          - #       600          - #       605                       - - Gln Ser Ala Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Asn Asp Se - #r Leu Asn Ser Leu Val           610              - #   615              - #   620                           - - Lys Val Leu Ala Ile Ala Lys Lys Thr Lys Se - #r Ile Ile Trp Gln Asn       625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -       #40                                                                               - - Ile Leu Phe Ala Leu Gly Ile Lys Ala Val Ph - #e Ile Val Leu Gly         Leu                                                                                              645  - #               650  - #               655              - - Met Gly Val Ala Ser Leu Trp Glu Ala Val Ph - #e Gly Asp Val Gly Val                   660      - #           665      - #           670                   - - Thr Leu Leu Ala Leu Ala Asn Ser Met Arg Al - #a Met Arg Ala                       675          - #       680          - #       685                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 5:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 506 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH514                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #5:                            - - Met Ile Asn Thr Ile Phe Cys Ala Thr Met Gl - #n Arg Gly Val Ala Glu       1               5   - #                10  - #                15                - - Ile Val Ala Val Glu Ala Thr Phe Thr Arg Al - #a Leu Pro Ala Phe Val                   20      - #            25      - #            30                    - - Ile Ser Gly Leu Ala Asn Ser Ser Ile Gln Gl - #u Ala Lys Gln Arg Val               35          - #        40          - #        45                        - - Gln Ser Ala Leu Gln Asn Asn Asp Phe Thr Ph - #e Pro Pro Leu Lys Ile           50              - #    55              - #    60                            - - Thr Ile Asn Leu Ser Pro Ser Asp Leu Pro Ly - #s Ser Gly Ser His Phe       65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80         - - Asp Leu Pro Ile Ala Leu Leu Ile Ala Leu Gl - #n Lys Gln Glu Leu Ala                       85  - #                90  - #                95                - - Phe Lys Glu Trp Phe Ala Phe Gly Glu Leu Gl - #y Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile                   100      - #           105      - #           110                   - - Lys Pro Asn Pro Asn Ile Phe Pro Met Leu Le - #u Asp Ile Ala Ile Lys               115          - #       120          - #       125                       - - His Pro His Ala Lys Val Ile Ala Pro Lys Al - #a Asn Glu Glu Leu Phe           130              - #   135              - #   140                           - - Ser Leu Ile Pro Asn Leu Gln Cys Phe Phe Va - #l Glu His Phe Lys Glu       145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -       #60                                                                               - - Ala Leu Glu Ile Leu Gln Asn Pro Glu Ile Ly - #s Ala Asp Thr His         Thr                                                                                              165  - #               170  - #               175              - - Lys Lys Leu Pro Phe Lys Thr Ile Glu Leu As - #n Asp Lys Glu Tyr Tyr                   180      - #           185      - #           190                   - - Phe Ser Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu Asp Phe Lys Gl - #u Val Lys Gly Gln Ala               195          - #       200          - #       205                       - - Val Ala Lys Glu Ala Ala Leu Ile Ala Ser Al - #a Gly Phe His Asn Leu           210              - #   215              - #   220                           - - Ile Leu Glu Gly Ser Pro Gly Cys Gly Lys Se - #r Met Ile Ile Asn Arg       225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -       #40                                                                               - - Met Arg Tyr Ile Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Leu As - #n Glu Ile Leu Glu         Ala                                                                                              245  - #               250  - #               255              - - Thr Lys Leu Arg Ile Leu Ser Glu Gln Asp Se - #r Ala Tyr Tyr Pro Leu                   260      - #           265      - #           270                   - - Arg Ser Phe Arg Asn Pro His Gln Ser Ala Se - #r Lys Ser Ser Ile Leu               275          - #       280          - #       285                       - - Gly Ser Ser Ser Leu Lys Glu Pro Lys Pro Gl - #y Glu Ile Ala Val Ala           290              - #   295              - #   300                           - - His Asn Gly Met Leu Phe Phe Asp Glu Leu Pr - #o His Phe Lys Lys Glu       305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -       #20                                                                               - - Ile Leu Glu Ala Leu Arg Glu Pro Leu Glu As - #n Asn Lys Leu Val         Val                                                                                              325  - #               330  - #               335              - - Ser Arg Val His Ser Lys Ile Glu Tyr Glu Th - #r Ser Phe Leu Phe Val                   340      - #           345      - #           350                   - - Gly Ala Gln Asn Pro Cys Leu Cys Gly Asn Le - #u Leu Ser Ala Thr Lys               355          - #       360          - #       365                       - - Ala Cys Arg Cys Gln Asp Arg Glu Ile Thr Gl - #n Tyr Lys Asn Arg Leu           370              - #   375              - #   380                           - - Ser Glu Pro Phe Leu Asp Arg Ile Asp Leu Ph - #e Val Gln Met Glu Glu       385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -       #00                                                                               - - Gly Asn Tyr Lys Asp Thr Pro Ser His Ser Tr - #p Thr Ser Lys Glu         Met                                                                                              405  - #               410  - #               415              - - His Gln Leu Val Leu Leu Ala Phe Lys Gln Gl - #n Lys Leu Arg Lys Gln                   420      - #           425      - #           430                   - - Ser Val Phe Asn Gly Lys Leu Asn Glu Glu Gl - #n Ile Glu Arg Phe Cys               435          - #       440          - #       445                       - - Pro Leu Asn Ala Glu Ala Lys Lys Leu Leu Gl - #u Gln Ala Val Glu Arg           450              - #   455              - #   460                           - - Phe Asn Leu Ser Met Arg Ser Val Asn Lys Va - #l Lys Lys Val Ala Arg       465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -       #80                                                                               - - Thr Ile Ala Asp Leu Asn Ala Cys Glu Asn Il - #e Glu Lys Ser His         Met                                                                                              485  - #               490  - #               495              - - Leu Lys Ala Leu Ser Phe Arg Lys Ile Ser                                               500      - #           505                                          - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 6:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 309 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: C-terminal                                         - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #69A - gene library in vector                           pRH160                                                                    (B) CLONE: pRH948                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #6:                            - - Asp Pro Ala Leu Met Arg Pro Gly Arg Phe As - #p Arg Gln Val Leu Val       1               5   - #                10  - #                15                - - Asp Lys Pro Asp Phe Asn Gly Arg Val Glu Il - #e Leu Lys Val His Ile                   20      - #            25      - #            30                    - - Lys Gly Val Lys Leu Ala Asn Asp Val Asn Le - #u Gln Glu Val Ala Lys               35          - #        40          - #        45                        - - Leu Thr Ala Gly Leu Ala Gly Ala Asp Leu Al - #a Asn Ile Ile Asn Glu           50              - #    55              - #    60                            - - Ala Ala Leu Leu Ala Gly Arg Asn Asn Gln Ly - #s Glu Val Arg Gln Gln       65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80         - - His Leu Lys Glu Ala Val Glu Arg Gly Ile Al - #a Gly Leu Glu Lys Lys                       85  - #                90  - #                95                - - Ser Arg Arg Ile Ser Pro Lys Glu Lys Lys Il - #e Val Ala Tyr His Glu                   100      - #           105      - #           110                   - - Ser Gly His Ala Val Ile Ser Glu Met Thr Ly - #s Gly Ser Ala Arg Val               115          - #       120          - #       125                       - - Asn Lys Val Ser Ile Ile Pro Arg Gly Met Al - #a Ala Leu Gly Tyr Thr           130              - #   135              - #   140                           - - Leu Asn Thr Pro Glu Glu Asn Lys Tyr Leu Me - #t Gln Lys His Glu Leu       145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -       #60                                                                               - - Ile Ala Glu Ile Asp Val Leu Leu Gly Gly Ar - #g Ala Ala Glu Asp         Val                                                                                              165  - #               170  - #               175              - - Phe Leu Glu Glu Ile Ser Thr Gly Ala Ser As - #n Asp Leu Glu Arg Ala                   180      - #           185      - #           190                   - - Thr Asp Ile Ile Lys Gly Met Val Ser Tyr Ty - #r Gly Met Ser Ser Val               195          - #       200          - #       205                       - - Ser Gly Leu Met Val Leu Glu Lys Gln Arg As - #n Ala Phe Leu Gly Gly           210              - #   215              - #   220                           - - Gly Tyr Gly Ser Ser Arg Glu Phe Ser Glu Ly - #s Thr Ala Glu Glu Met       225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -       #40                                                                               - - Asp Leu Phe Ile Lys Asn Leu Leu Glu Glu Ar - #g Tyr Glu His Val         Lys                                                                                              245  - #               250  - #               255              - - Gln Thr Leu Ser Asp Tyr Arg Glu Ala Ile Gl - #u Ile Met Val Lys Glu                   260      - #           265      - #           270                   - - Leu Phe Asp Lys Glu Val Ile Thr Gly Glu Ar - #g Val Arg Glu Ile Ile               275          - #       280          - #       285                       - - Ser Glu Tyr Glu Val Ala Asn Asn Leu Glu Se - #r Arg Leu Ile Pro Leu           290              - #   295              - #   300                           - - Glu Glu Gln Ala Ser                                                       305                                                                             - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 7:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 237 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #69A                                                (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH948                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #7:                            - - Met Pro Ile Asn Pro Leu Tyr Leu Phe Pro As - #n Leu Phe Thr Ala Ser       1               5   - #                10  - #                15                - - Ser Ile Phe Leu Gly Met Met Ser Ile Phe Ty - #r Ala Ser Ser Tyr Gln                   20      - #            25      - #            30                    - - Phe Val Met Ala Cys Trp Leu Val Val Ala Se - #r Leu Ile Leu Asp Gly               35          - #        40          - #        45                        - - Leu Asp Gly Arg Val Ala Arg Leu Thr Asn Th - #r Thr Ser Lys Phe Gly           50              - #    55              - #    60                            - - Ile Glu Phe Asp Ser Leu Ala Asp Val Ile Al - #a Phe Gly Val Ala Pro       65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80         - - Ser Leu Ile Thr Tyr Phe Tyr Val Gly Tyr As - #n Phe Gly Arg Ile Gly                       85  - #                90  - #                95                - - Met Ala Val Ser Ala Leu Phe Val Ile Phe Gl - #y Ala Ile Arg Leu Ala                   100      - #           105      - #           110                   - - Arg Phe Asn Ile Ser Thr Asn Thr Ser Asp Pr - #o Tyr Ser Phe Ile Gly               115          - #       120          - #       125                       - - Ile Pro Ile Pro Ala Ala Ala Val Leu Val Va - #l Leu Cys Val Leu Leu           130              - #   135              - #   140                           - - Asp Asn Lys Tyr His Phe Leu Glu Gly Asn Th - #r Glu Lys Leu Phe Leu       145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -       #60                                                                               - - Ser Phe Ile Val Leu Leu Gly Val Leu Met Va - #l Ser Asn Ile Arg         Tyr                                                                                              165  - #               170  - #               175              - - Pro Asn Phe Lys Lys Val Lys Trp Asn Leu Ly - #s Leu Phe Ile Leu Val                   180      - #           185      - #           190                   - - Leu Ile Phe Leu Ser Leu Val Phe Val Arg Pr - #o Leu Glu Ala Leu Ser               195          - #       200          - #       205                       - - Val Phe Met Gly Leu Tyr Leu Ile Tyr Gly Il - #e Ile Arg Trp Leu Phe           210              - #   215              - #   220                           - - Leu Met Val Lys Ile Ile Phe Asn Lys Asn Ly - #s Ser Ala                   225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                             - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 8:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 48 amino - #acids                                                  (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH948                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #8:                            - - Met Glu Ser Gln Ala Phe Tyr Leu Ser Val As - #p Phe Phe Ile Val Ser       1               5   - #                10  - #                15                - - Val Cys Ala Pro Phe Arg Gly Phe Lys Arg Va - #l Tyr Gly Val Val Phe                   20      - #            25      - #            30                    - - Asp Leu Trp His His Ser Val Ala Phe Phe As - #n Gly Lys Asn Tyr Phe               35          - #        40          - #        45                        - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 9:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 741 amino - #acids                                                 (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH948                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #9:                            - - Met Lys Glu Ser Phe Tyr Ile Glu Gly Met Th - #r Cys Thr Ala Cys Ser       1               5   - #                10  - #                15                - - Ser Gly Ile Glu Arg Ser Leu Gly Arg Lys Se - #r Phe Val Lys Lys Ile                   20      - #            25      - #            30                    - - Glu Val Ser Leu Leu Asn Lys Ser Ala Asn Il - #e Glu Phe Asn Glu Asn               35          - #        40          - #        45                        - - Glu Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Ile Phe Lys Leu Il - #e Glu Lys Leu Gly Tyr           50              - #    55              - #    60                            - - Ser Pro Lys Lys Thr Leu Ala Glu Glu Lys Ly - #s Glu Phe Phe Ser Pro       65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80         - - Asn Val Lys Leu Ala Leu Ala Val Ile Phe Th - #r Leu Phe Val Val Tyr                       85  - #                90  - #                95                - - Leu Ser Met Gly Ala Met Leu Ser Pro Ser Le - #u Leu Pro Glu Ser Leu                   100      - #           105      - #           110                   - - Leu Thr Ile Asn Asn His Ser Asn Phe Leu As - #n Ala Cys Leu Gln Leu               115          - #       120          - #       125                       - - Ile Gly Thr Leu Ile Val Met His Leu Gly Ar - #g Asp Phe Tyr Ile Gln           130              - #   135              - #   140                           - - Gly Phe Lys Ala Leu Trp His Arg Gln Pro As - #n Met Ser Ser Leu Ile       145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -       #60                                                                               - - Ala Ile Gly Thr Ser Ala Ala Leu Ile Ser Se - #r Leu Trp Gln Leu         Tyr                                                                                              165  - #               170  - #               175              - - Phe Val Tyr Thr Ser Gln Trp Ser Tyr Gly Hi - #s Tyr Tyr Phe Glu Ser                   180      - #           185      - #           190                   - - Val Cys Val Ile Leu Met Phe Val Met Val Gl - #y Lys Arg Ile Glu Asn               195          - #       200          - #       205                       - - Val Ser Lys Asp Lys Ala Leu Asp Ala Met Gl - #n Ala Leu Met Lys Asn           210              - #   215              - #   220                           - - Ala Pro Lys Thr Ala Leu Lys Met His Asn As - #n Gln Gln Ile Glu Val       225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -       #40                                                                               - - Leu Val Asp Ser Ile Val Val Gly Asp Ile Le - #u Lys Val Leu Pro         Gly                                                                                              245  - #               250  - #               255              - - Ser Ala Ile Ala Val Asp Gly Glu Ile Ile Gl - #u Gly Glu Gly Glu Leu                   260      - #           265      - #           270                   - - Asp Glu Ser Met Leu Ser Gly Glu Ala Leu Pr - #o Val Tyr Lys Lys Val               275          - #       280          - #       285                       - - Gly Asp Lys Val Phe Ser Gly Thr Phe Asn Se - #r His Thr Ser Phe Leu           290              - #   295              - #   300                           - - Met Lys Ala Thr Gln Asp Asn Lys Asn Ser Th - #r Leu Ser Gln Ile Val       305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -       #20                                                                               - - Glu Met Ile His Asn Ala Gln Ser Ser Lys Al - #a Glu Ile Ser Arg         Leu                                                                                              325  - #               330  - #               335              - - Ala Asp Lys Val Ser Ser Val Phe Val Pro Se - #r Val Ile Ala Ile Ala                   340      - #           345      - #           350                   - - Ile Leu Ala Phe Val Val Trp Leu Ile Ile Al - #a Pro Lys Pro Asp Phe               355          - #       360          - #       365                       - - Trp Trp Asn Phe Gly Ile Ala Leu Glu Val Ph - #e Val Ser Val Leu Val           370              - #   375              - #   380                           - - Ile Ser Cys Pro Cys Ala Leu Gly Leu Ala Th - #r Pro Met Ser Ile Leu       385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -       #00                                                                               - - Val Ala Asn Gln Lys Ala Ser Ser Leu Gly Le - #u Phe Phe Lys Asp         Ala                                                                                              405  - #               410  - #               415              - - Lys Ser Leu Glu Lys Ala Arg Leu Val Asn Th - #r Ile Val Phe Asp Lys                   420      - #           425      - #           430                   - - Thr Gly Thr Leu Thr Asn Gly Lys Pro Val Va - #l Lys Ser Val His Ser               435          - #       440          - #       445                       - - Asn Ile Glu Leu Leu Glu Leu Leu Ser Leu Al - #a Gly Ser Ile Glu Lys           450              - #   455              - #   460                           - - Ser Ser Glu His Val Ile Ala Lys Gly Ile Va - #l Glu Tyr Ala Lys Glu       465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -       #80                                                                               - - His Asn Ala Pro Leu Lys Glu Met Ser Glu Va - #l Lys Val Lys Thr         Gly                                                                                              485  - #               490  - #               495              - - Phe Gly Ile Ser Ala Lys Thr Asp Tyr Gln Gl - #y Ala Lys Glu Val Ile                   500      - #           505      - #           510                   - - Lys Val Gly Asn Ser Glu Phe Phe Asn Pro Il - #e Asn Ala Leu Glu Ile               515          - #       520          - #       525                       - - Gln Glu Asn Gly Ile Leu Val Phe Val Gly Ar - #g Val Ile Ser Glu Lys           530              - #   535              - #   540                           - - Glu Asp Glu Leu Leu Gly Ala Phe Val Leu Gl - #u Asp Leu Pro Lys Lys       545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -       #60                                                                               - - Gly Val Lys Glu His Ile Ala Gln Ile Lys Ly - #s Leu Gly Ile Asn         Thr                                                                                              565  - #               570  - #               575              - - Phe Leu Leu Ser Gly Asp Asn Arg Glu Asn Va - #l Lys Lys Cys Ala Leu                   580      - #           585      - #           590                   - - Glu Leu Gly Ile Asp Gly Tyr Ile Ser Asn Al - #a Lys Pro Gln Asp Lys               595          - #       600          - #       605                       - - Leu Asn Lys Ile Lys Glu Leu Lys Glu Lys Gl - #y Gln Ile Val Met Met           610              - #   615              - #   620                           - - Val Gly Asp Gly Leu Asn Asp Ala Pro Ser Le - #u Ala Met Ser Asp Val       625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -       #40                                                                               - - Ala Val Val Met Ala Lys Gly Ser Asp Val Se - #r Val Gln Ala Ala         Asp                                                                                              645  - #               650  - #               655              - - Ile Val Ser Phe Asn Asn Asp Ile Lys Ser Va - #l Tyr Ser Ala Ile Lys                   660      - #           665      - #           670                   - - Leu Ser Gln Ala Thr Ile Lys Asn Ile Lys Gl - #u Asn Leu Phe Trp Ala               675          - #       680          - #       685                       - - Phe Cys Tyr Asn Ser Val Phe Ile Pro Leu Al - #a Cys Gly Val Leu Tyr           690              - #   695              - #   700                           - - Lys Ala Asn Ile Met Leu Ser Pro Ala Ile Al - #a Gly Leu Ala Met Ser       705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -       #20                                                                               - - Leu Ser Ser Val Ser Val Val Leu Asn Ser Gl - #n Arg Leu Arg Asn         Phe                                                                                              725  - #               730  - #               735              - - Lys Ile Lys Asp His                                                                   740                                                                 - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 10:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 66 amino - #acids                                                  (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH948                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #10:                           - - Met Lys Val Thr Phe Gln Val Pro Ser Ile Th - #r Cys Asn His Cys Val       1               5   - #                10  - #                15                - - Asp Lys Ile Glu Lys Phe Val Gly Glu Ile Gl - #u Gly Val Ser Phe Ile                   20      - #            25      - #            30                    - - Asp Ala Ser Val Glu Lys Lys Ser Val Val Va - #l Glu Phe Asp Ala Pro               35          - #        40          - #        45                        - - Ala Thr Gln Asp Leu Ile Lys Glu Ala Leu Le - #u Asp Ala Gly Gln Glu           50              - #    55              - #    60                            - - Val Ile                                                                   65                                                                              - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 11:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 27 amino - #acids                                                  (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal                                         - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH948                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #11:                           - - Met Val Ile Tyr His Asn His Lys Arg Lys As - #n Tyr Arg Ile Ser Pro       1               5   - #                10  - #                15                - - Phe Ser Tyr Ser Asn Phe Leu Tyr Ile Arg Il - #e                                       20      - #            25                                           - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 12:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 7 amino - #acids                                                   (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal                                           - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: Protein                                                          (B) LOCATION:1                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "Xaa is Ile or Leu"                  - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #12:                           - - Asp Lys Thr Gly Thr Xaa Thr                                              5                  - #1                                                          - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 13:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                 - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:9                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is C or A"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:15                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is C or G"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:16                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A or T"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:18                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is C or G"                        - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #13:                           - - GATAAAACNG GCACNNTNAC            - #                  - #                       - # 20                                                                    - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 14:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                 - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:3                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is T or C"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:6                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A or G"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:9                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:12                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:15                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, T or C"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:18                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is T or C"                        - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #14:                           - - GANAANACNG GNACNATNAC            - #                  - #                       - # 20                                                                    - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 15:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                 - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:3                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is T or C"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:6                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A or G"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:9                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:12                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:15                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, T or C"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:18                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is C or A"                        - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #15:                           - - GANAANACNG GNACNATNAC            - #                  - #                       - # 20                                                                    - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 16:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                 - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:3                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is T or C"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:6                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A or G"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:9                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:12                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:15                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, T or C"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:18                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A or G"                        - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #16:                           - - GANAANACNG GNACNTTNAC            - #                  - #                       - # 20                                                                    - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 17:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                 - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:3                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is T or C"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:6                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A or G"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:9                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:12                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:15                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, T or C"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:18                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is T or C"                        - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #17:                           - - GANAANACNG GNACNCTNAC            - #                  - #                       - # 20                                                                    - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 18:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 20 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                 - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:3                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is T or C"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:6                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A or G"                        - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:9                                                                 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:12                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, C or T"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:15                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A, G, T or C"                  - -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                   (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION:18                                                                (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/not - #e= "N is A or G"                        - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #18:                           - - GANAANACNG GNACNCTNAC            - #                  - #                       - # 20                                                                    - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 19:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 10 amino - #acids                                                  (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal                                           - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #19:                           - - His Ile His Asn Leu Asp Cys Pro Asp Cys                                   1               5   - #                10                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 20:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 8 amino - #acids                                                   (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                            - -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal                                           - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #20:                           - - Gly Ser Pro Gly Cys Gly Lys Ser                                           1               5                                                               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 21:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 4 amino - #acids                                                   (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS:                                                              (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                            - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES                                                 - -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: internal                                           - -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                           (A) ORGANISM: Helicobacter - # pylori                                          (B) STRAIN: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A                                         (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: - #Clinical isolate 69A                       - -    (vii) IMMEDIATE SOURCE:                                                          (A) LIBRARY: Helicobacter - #pylori 69A - gene library in                           vector pR - #H160                                                         (B) CLONE: pRH948                                                     - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #21:                           - - Cys Xaa Xaa Cys                                                           1                                                                               - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 22:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 52 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                          (A) DESCRIPTION:  /desc - # = "(MCS1) Multi Cloning Site 1"           - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #22:                           - - GAATTCGTAG GAAGCTCATA TGGTCGACTC TAGACCCGGG CTGCAGAAGC TT - #                  52                                                                         - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 23:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 32 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                          (A) DESCRIPTION:   / - #desc = "DNA Primer"                           - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                  - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #23:                           - - ACCGACTTGA ATTCATGCAA GAATACCACA TT       - #                  - #               32                                                                       - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 24:                                    - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                  (A) LENGTH: 34 base - #pairs                                                   (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                  - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                          (A) DESCRIPTION:   / - #desc = "DNA Primer"                           - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: - #24:                           - - CTGCAACTCA AGCTTAAGCT CTCATTGCGC GCAT       - #                  - 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We claim:
 1. A screening kit for the determination of the action of substances inhibiting the P-type ATPase activity of Helicobacter, comprisinga) a recombinant organism consisting of host cells transformed using at least one Helicobacter P-type ATPase gene coding for a Helicobacter P-type ATPase according to SEQ ID No. 4 or SEQ ID No. 9 and controllable via a promoter, b) an inducer for the genetic activation of the P-type ATPase gene of a), c) cations which impair the metabolic activity of the recombinant organism only in the presence of Helicobacter P-type ATPase, and d) a measuring device for the determination of the metabolic activity of the recombinant organism.
 2. A screening kit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the host cells are E. coli cells.
 3. The screening kit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the host cells are E. coli K12 derivatives.
 4. A screening kit as claimed in claim 3, wherein the E. coli K12 derivative is E. coli MM
 294. 5. A screening kit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the promoter is a tac, Trc or Trp promoter.
 6. A screening kit as claimed in claim 5, wherein the inducer is IPTG (isopropylthiogalactoside) in the case of tac and Trc promoters and β-IAA (indoleacetic acid) in the case of Trp promoters.
 7. A screening kit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cations are ammonium ions.
 8. The screening kit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an energy and/or nutrient source.
 9. The screening kit as claimed in claim 8, further comprising an amino acid, and/or glucose.
 10. A screening kit as claimed claim in claim 9, wherein the amino acid is glutamine.
 11. A screening kit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the measuring device for the determination of the metabolic activity is a cytosensor microphysiometer.
 12. A screening kit according to claim 1, wherein the Helicobacter P-type ATPase gene comprises a nucleotide sequence consisting of nucleotides 1219 to 3276 of SEQ ID No. 1 or a nucleotide sequence consisting of nucleotides 1872 to 4094 of SEQ ID No
 3. 13. A process for screening an inhibitor of P-type ATPases of Helicobacter, wherein the metabolic activity of a recombinant host cell that, upon induction, expresses at least one Helicobacter ATPase according to SEQ ID No. 4 or SEQ ID No. 9 is determined in the presence of cations that impair the metabolic activity of said recombinant host cell only upon expression of said Helicobacter APTase.
 14. A process as claimed in claim 13, wherein said metabolic activity is determined before and after induction of the Helicobacter ATPase.
 15. A purified and isolated DNA sequence which codes for the Helicobacter-specific ATPase 439 according to SEQ ID No.
 4. 16. A purified and isolated DNA sequence as claimed in claim 14 comprising a nucleotide sequence consisting of nucleotides 1219 to 3276 of SEQ ID No.
 1. 17. A purified and isolated DNA sequence which codes for the Helicobacter-specific ATPase associated proteins 514 according to SEQ ID No.
 5. 18. A purified and isolated DNA sequence as claimed in claim 17 comprising a nucleotide sequence consisting of nucleotides 115 to 1632 of SEQ ID No.
 2. 19. A purified and isolated DNA sequence to which codes for the Helicobacter-specific ATPase 948 according to SEQ ID No.
 9. 20. A purified and isolated DNA sequence as claimed in claim 13 comprising a nucleotide sequence consisting of nucleotides 1872 to 4094 of SEQ ID No.
 3. 21. A vector containing a DNA sequence which codes for Helicobacter-specific ATPase 439 according to SEQ ID No.
 4. 22. A vector as claimed in claim 21, wherein the DNA sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence consisting of nucleotides 1219 to 3276 of SEQ ID No.
 1. 23. A vector containing a DNA sequence which codes for Helicobacter-specific ATPase associated Protein 514 according to SEQ ID No.
 5. 24. A vector as claimed in claim 23, wherein the DNA sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence consisting of nucleotides 115 to 1632 of SEQ ID No.
 2. 25. A vector containing a DNA sequence which codes for Helicobacter-specific ATPase 948 according to SEQ ID No.
 9. 26. A vector as claimed in claim 25, wherein the DNA sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence consisting of nucleotides 1872 to 4094 of SEQ ID No.
 3. 